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Support to the Barbados tax on sugary drinks
Announcements | 25th January 2017
Public health advocates convened recently in Barbados, agreed on the need to work together to protect the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in place since September 2015 in the country.
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WHO Director-General opens 140th session of the WHO Executive Board with a call to action on NCDs
Announcements | 23rd January 2017
Dr Chan has used her opening address at the 140th session of the WHO Executive Board to reiterate the importance of implementing economic policies to effectively reduce tobacco use.
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NCD Alliance welcomes new initiative to address the barriers of access on NCDs
Announcements | 18th January 2017
The NCD Alliance welcomes major announcement by a coalition of biopharmaceutical companies to address the barriers of access on NCDs in low- and lower-middle income countries.
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Sectors converge to change the future of cancer in urban populations
Press Releases | 17th January 2017
A new initiative ‘C/Can 2025: City Cancer Challenge’ (C/Can 2025) was today launched at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos signalling a paradigm shift in the way international organisations will help country and city leaders address the growing burden of cancer they are facing.
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New report: Civil Society Led Tobacco Control Advocacy in the Caribbean - experiences of the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control
Announcements | 10th January 2017
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition has released a new report on civil society tobacco control advocacy highlighting the measurable successes of the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control.
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Current controls on alcohol marketing are not protecting youth, warn public health experts
Announcements | 10th January 2017
Youth are exposed to extensive alcohol marketing, associated with increased drinking. New evidence reinforces the call to governments to strengthen alcohol marketing regulations to protech young people from alcohol marketing.
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New report: The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control
Announcements | 09th January 2017
A new report from WHO & NCI (US) which reviews the economics of global tobacco control efforts confirms that evidence-based tobacco control interventions make sense from an economic as well as a public health standpoint.
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Regional meeting on the European response to chronic diseases – the role of civil society
Announcements | 04th January 2017
In December 2016 NCD Alliance and the European Chronic Disease Alliance co-organised a European meeting on the role of civil society in the regional response to NCDs, which brought together 67 participants from 22 countries.