Consumption of alcohol is increasing globally. In the United States, alcohol related deaths are increasing as reported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) on January 10, 2020. This might not be different in other parts of the world.
“An analysis of U.S. death certificate data by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that nearly 1 million people died from alcohol-related causes between 1999 and 2017. The number of death certificates mentioning alcohol more than doubled from 35,914 in 1999 to 72,558 in 2017, the year in which alcohol played a role in 2.6% of all deaths in the United States. The increase in alcohol-related deaths is consistent with reports of increases in alcohol consumption and alcohol-involved emergency department visits and hospitalizations during the same period. The new findings are reported online in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.” – NIH
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Ms. Kusum Wagle is a seasoned public health expert with more than a decade of experience in the public health sector. She has pursued Masters in Public Health (MPH) as a WHO-TDR Scholar from BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh.
Ms. Wagle have gained profound experiences in public health sector under different thematic areas of health, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and newborn health, research etc., targeting diverse audience of different age groups. She has performed diverse roles ranging from Lecturer in the public health department of colleges, Nutrition Program Manager, Research Manager and Consultants in different programs, projects and academic institutions of Nepal. Ms. Wagle also holds an immense experience in working closely and persistently with the government agencies, non-government organizations, UN agencies, CSOs and other stakeholders at the national and sub-national level. She has successfully led and coordinated different projects involving multi-sector participation and engagement and is also regularly involved in the development of different national level health and nutrition guidelines, manuals and frameworks.
