Caribbean
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Barbados to improve population health and generate funds with higher sugary drinks tax
29th March 2022
The government of Barbados is taking action to improve population health by getting sugar consumption under control with a 20% tax on sweetened beverages.
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Latin America and Caribbean Regional Multistakeholder Dialogue: Inspiring Change, Putting People First: Shaping Responsive Health Systems for People Living with NCDs in the COVID-19 era
02nd June 2021
The multistakeholder dialogue will convene representatives across different sectors including development agencies, governments, multilaterals, people living with NCDs, NCDA member organisations including national and regional NCD alliances, NCDA supporters and other key regional stakeholders to take stock of the current status of progress on NCDs and UHC in the Americas/PAHO Region, discuss region-specific gaps and opportunities, and identify good practice to accelerate efforts.
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New report exposes growing influence of the alcohol industry in the Latin America and Caribbean region
27th August 2020
Read a new report exploring the influences of the alcohol industry on public health and social welfare policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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What's in our food? – launch of media campaign in Jamaica
20th February 2020
Since World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2019, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the National Consumers’ League, has been leading a new mass media campaign to encourage Jamaicans to make healthier choices.
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Fostering participation from CARICOM countries in the UN HLM on UHC
12th June 2019
At the WHA72, HCC presented a new resource written by civil society and firstly targeted to government officials in the region to build their capacity to participate actively in the first UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage.
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Mobilising civil society to scale up national NCD responses
10th October 2018
Read what Sir Trevor Hassell, President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition said on a multistakheholder panel at the UN HLM on NCDs on 27 September on how to mobilise civil society to scale up national NCD responses.