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Pursuing profit at the expense of public health? Case studies of alcohol industry activity in sub-Saharan Africa

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Purves R, Mitchell G & Uny I (2025) Pursuing profit at the expense of public health? Case studies of alcohol industry activity in sub-Saharan Africa. FORUT. https://forut.no/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250410_Pursuing_profit_at_the_expense_of_public_health.pdf

Abstract
First paragraph: Sub-Saharan Africa has been identified as a key market for growth for the alcohol industry for many reasons, including high proportions of abstainers and heavy episodic drinkers (among drinkers) and weak alcohol control policies (1-4). Global retail sales for alcohol in 2017 were estimated to be worth over $1.5 trillion (15.8 trillion NOK), with sales and profits concentrated among a small number of transnational companies (5). In line with other health-harming industries, the size and scale of these companies support marketing, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and other activity dedicated to preventing policies that conflict with commercial interests (6-8).

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Publication date30/04/2025
Publication date online30/04/2025
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Dr Gemma Mitchell

Dr Gemma Mitchell

ISMH Hastings Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing

Dr Richard Purves

Dr Richard Purves

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing

Dr Isabelle Uny

Dr Isabelle Uny

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing