<em><strong>Bya Sam Ssebuliba</strong></em>

Alipoota gyebatuumye <a href="http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/en/"><strong>Global status report on alcohol and health 2018</strong></a> eyafulumiziddwa ekitongole kyebyobulamu, the World Health Organization eraze nti abantu obukadde 3 bebafa olwokwekamirira omwenge mu mwaka gwa 2016, nga kitegeeza nti omuntu 1 ku bantu 20 yeyafa.

Okusinziira ku <strong>Dr Tedros Adhanom</strong> kulira ekitongle kya WHO, abantu 1/3 ku bano abaafa baali basajja, nga nokunywa omwenge kulina engeri gyekwakosaamu namaka gaabwe.

Kati era ebibalo biraga nti 28% baafa olwobisago byebafunanga oluvanyuma lwokunywa omwenge, okuli obubenje ku nguudo, kwrumya bbo bennyini, okulwanagana nebiralala.

Ate 21% bafa lwabuvune mu byendya nga nabalala 19baafuna ebirwadde ebiva ku mwenge.