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Fiji hikes health taxes and adopts guidelines to tackle NCDs, which consume 40% of healthcare costs
14th July 2023
Fiji has increased taxes on sugary drinks, other processed foods, alcohol and tobacco in its new budget to tackle NCDs.
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World No Tobacco Day: WHO urges governments to grow food, not tobacco
29th May 2023
The harm caused by tobacco reaches much further than what many of us think - besides causing over 8 million deaths from noncommunicable diseases, it’s a major driver of global hunger.
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Bold new series in The Lancet calls for urgent coordinated action to prioritise health over profit
28th March 2023
Global health journal The Lancet published on 23 March a three-paper series being heralded by many as ground-breaking: People, profits, and health.