Tackling NCDs: The Need to Address Alcohol Industry Interference and Policy Incoherence Across Sectors

Reflecting on strategic framing and industry interference in policy-making, Townsend and colleagues argue for the urgent need for states and intergovernmental organizations to prevent alcohol industry interference in the development of national and global alcohol policy. Policy incoherence remains a key barrier, where governments pursue health goals in the health sector while pursuing exports and market liberalisation of health harmful commodities in the trade sector.