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Event Spotlight
Cheaper Drinks, Costly Consequences
As alcoholic and sugar-sweetened beverages become increasingly affordable due to low or stagnant taxes, consumption is rising, fuelling obesity, diabetes, cancers, injuries, and other health harms, alongside growing economic costs.
Join the World Health Organization and NCD Alliance for a virtual event launching two new WHO reports on global taxation of alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages. Hear from leading experts and country representatives on why taxation works, what the evidence shows, and how governments can act now to protect health and reduce long-term costs.