title: Response to commentaries.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Departamento de Saúde Internacional, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferreira-Borges
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Marissa B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Esser
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Departamento de Saúde Internacional, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Babor
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research, UnitStellenbosch University, South Africa.
authors.forename: Charles D H
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Parry
keywords: Africa; Alcohol; alcohol consumption; alcohol harm; alcohol policies; factors