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Alan Haworth
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Alan Haworth is professor of psychiatry in the University of Zambia and also Head of the Zambian Ministry of Health (AIDS) Counseling Services Unit. Besides carrying out research on alcohol-related problems in Zambia he served for many years on the expert advisory panel on Mental Health and Substance Abuse of the World Health Organizations and carried out consultancies on health aspects of alcohol consumption in many African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Botswana, Swaziland). He is currently involved in several research projects examining the role of alcohol in the spread of HIV infection and in the progression of the disease process in those who are infected. Dr. Haworth has taken a special interest in the role of the comsumption of illicit or non-commercial beverages (unrecorded consumption), especially in countries in poor economic circumstances. | |
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