WHO launches AI-powered hub to help health workers discuss alcohol risks

14 October 2026

The World Health Organization announced a new artificial-intelligence-powered hub for health professionals on Wednesday, 14 October 2026.
The hub aims to help identify alcohol-related risks and start discussions with patients, including the link between drinking and cancer.
Carina Ferreira-Borges, the WHO Europe regional adviser on alcohol, said screening and brief interventions work only if health professionals feel able to use them.
She said a doctor or nurse can ask the hub's AI assistant how to raise alcohol consumption and get an answer based on WHO evidence.
Only 15 per cent of people surveyed in 14 European Union countries know that alcohol can cause breast cancer, WHO said.
Alcohol causes at least seven types of cancer as well as cardiovascular and liver disease.