Direct Unconditional Cash Transfers Boost Well-Being for Mothers and Babies 16/09/2025 Sophia Samantaroy In Flint, Michigan, mothers face some of the highest risks of adverse health outcomes in the United States. But a new intervention is changing the outlook of Flint babies for the better. More than 10 years after the city uncovered devastating lead water contamination, Flint still struggles with the highest child poverty rate in the country […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Weakened UN Political Declaration on NCDs Removes Target to Tax Harmful Products 11/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan The final political declaration for the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs is substantially weaker than the zero draft, no longer referring to taxing sugar-sweetened beverages – while describing higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol as “considerations… in line with national circumstances” rather than concrete proposals. However, targets for reducing tobacco use and increasing […] Continue reading -> RFK’s Strategy to Address Poor Health of US Children Offers Few Concrete Solutions 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan After a month-long delay, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy to address child health was released by the White House on Tuesday – but it offers few concrete proposals and no curbs on ultra-processed food or pesticides. “We are now the sickest country in the world,” said US Health and Human Services (HHS)Secretary […] Continue reading -> Global First: More School Kids are Now Obese Than Underweight 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan For the first time, more school children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in five children and adolescents aged 5-19 globally are overweight (some 391 million), while one in 10 are obese – putting them at risk of life-threatening […] Continue reading -> WHO Includes Popular Anti-Obesity Drugs on Essential Medicines List for Diabetes Control 05/09/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s 2025 Essential Medicines Lists (EML), published Friday, has included the active ingredients in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy – semaglutide or other comparable GLP-1 receptor agonists – in a recommendation that recognizes the growing importance of the drugs in clinical treatment of diabetes worldwide. These drugs, as well as new PD-1/PD-L1 […] Continue reading -> Fears of Sub-Standard Medicine and Rising Prices Amid Growing Cancer Burden in Pakistan 03/09/2025 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Cancer cases in Pakistan are on the increase, but patients and health advocates are caught in a struggle for access to life-saving treatment amid concerns about the quality of generic drugs and the rising cost of medicine. Tahmeena Kausar Parveen, a 45-year-old resident of Islamabad, was shocked by the news that she needs […] Continue reading -> One Billion People Worldwide are Living with Mental Health Disorders 02/09/2025 Disha Shetty Over a billion people across the world are living with mental health disorders, a slight but significant increase over the numbers from the last time the data was collected in 2000, with anxiety and depression being the most prevalent conditions. In low-income countries, fewer than 10% of affected individuals receive care, compared to over 50% […] Continue reading -> Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. 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EXCLUSIVE: Weakened UN Political Declaration on NCDs Removes Target to Tax Harmful Products 11/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan The final political declaration for the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs is substantially weaker than the zero draft, no longer referring to taxing sugar-sweetened beverages – while describing higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol as “considerations… in line with national circumstances” rather than concrete proposals. However, targets for reducing tobacco use and increasing […] Continue reading -> RFK’s Strategy to Address Poor Health of US Children Offers Few Concrete Solutions 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan After a month-long delay, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy to address child health was released by the White House on Tuesday – but it offers few concrete proposals and no curbs on ultra-processed food or pesticides. “We are now the sickest country in the world,” said US Health and Human Services (HHS)Secretary […] Continue reading -> Global First: More School Kids are Now Obese Than Underweight 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan For the first time, more school children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in five children and adolescents aged 5-19 globally are overweight (some 391 million), while one in 10 are obese – putting them at risk of life-threatening […] Continue reading -> WHO Includes Popular Anti-Obesity Drugs on Essential Medicines List for Diabetes Control 05/09/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s 2025 Essential Medicines Lists (EML), published Friday, has included the active ingredients in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy – semaglutide or other comparable GLP-1 receptor agonists – in a recommendation that recognizes the growing importance of the drugs in clinical treatment of diabetes worldwide. These drugs, as well as new PD-1/PD-L1 […] Continue reading -> Fears of Sub-Standard Medicine and Rising Prices Amid Growing Cancer Burden in Pakistan 03/09/2025 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Cancer cases in Pakistan are on the increase, but patients and health advocates are caught in a struggle for access to life-saving treatment amid concerns about the quality of generic drugs and the rising cost of medicine. Tahmeena Kausar Parveen, a 45-year-old resident of Islamabad, was shocked by the news that she needs […] Continue reading -> One Billion People Worldwide are Living with Mental Health Disorders 02/09/2025 Disha Shetty Over a billion people across the world are living with mental health disorders, a slight but significant increase over the numbers from the last time the data was collected in 2000, with anxiety and depression being the most prevalent conditions. In low-income countries, fewer than 10% of affected individuals receive care, compared to over 50% […] Continue reading -> Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
RFK’s Strategy to Address Poor Health of US Children Offers Few Concrete Solutions 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan After a month-long delay, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy to address child health was released by the White House on Tuesday – but it offers few concrete proposals and no curbs on ultra-processed food or pesticides. “We are now the sickest country in the world,” said US Health and Human Services (HHS)Secretary […] Continue reading -> Global First: More School Kids are Now Obese Than Underweight 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan For the first time, more school children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in five children and adolescents aged 5-19 globally are overweight (some 391 million), while one in 10 are obese – putting them at risk of life-threatening […] Continue reading -> WHO Includes Popular Anti-Obesity Drugs on Essential Medicines List for Diabetes Control 05/09/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s 2025 Essential Medicines Lists (EML), published Friday, has included the active ingredients in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy – semaglutide or other comparable GLP-1 receptor agonists – in a recommendation that recognizes the growing importance of the drugs in clinical treatment of diabetes worldwide. These drugs, as well as new PD-1/PD-L1 […] Continue reading -> Fears of Sub-Standard Medicine and Rising Prices Amid Growing Cancer Burden in Pakistan 03/09/2025 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Cancer cases in Pakistan are on the increase, but patients and health advocates are caught in a struggle for access to life-saving treatment amid concerns about the quality of generic drugs and the rising cost of medicine. Tahmeena Kausar Parveen, a 45-year-old resident of Islamabad, was shocked by the news that she needs […] Continue reading -> One Billion People Worldwide are Living with Mental Health Disorders 02/09/2025 Disha Shetty Over a billion people across the world are living with mental health disorders, a slight but significant increase over the numbers from the last time the data was collected in 2000, with anxiety and depression being the most prevalent conditions. In low-income countries, fewer than 10% of affected individuals receive care, compared to over 50% […] Continue reading -> Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Global First: More School Kids are Now Obese Than Underweight 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan For the first time, more school children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in five children and adolescents aged 5-19 globally are overweight (some 391 million), while one in 10 are obese – putting them at risk of life-threatening […] Continue reading -> WHO Includes Popular Anti-Obesity Drugs on Essential Medicines List for Diabetes Control 05/09/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s 2025 Essential Medicines Lists (EML), published Friday, has included the active ingredients in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy – semaglutide or other comparable GLP-1 receptor agonists – in a recommendation that recognizes the growing importance of the drugs in clinical treatment of diabetes worldwide. These drugs, as well as new PD-1/PD-L1 […] Continue reading -> Fears of Sub-Standard Medicine and Rising Prices Amid Growing Cancer Burden in Pakistan 03/09/2025 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Cancer cases in Pakistan are on the increase, but patients and health advocates are caught in a struggle for access to life-saving treatment amid concerns about the quality of generic drugs and the rising cost of medicine. Tahmeena Kausar Parveen, a 45-year-old resident of Islamabad, was shocked by the news that she needs […] Continue reading -> One Billion People Worldwide are Living with Mental Health Disorders 02/09/2025 Disha Shetty Over a billion people across the world are living with mental health disorders, a slight but significant increase over the numbers from the last time the data was collected in 2000, with anxiety and depression being the most prevalent conditions. In low-income countries, fewer than 10% of affected individuals receive care, compared to over 50% […] Continue reading -> Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Includes Popular Anti-Obesity Drugs on Essential Medicines List for Diabetes Control 05/09/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s 2025 Essential Medicines Lists (EML), published Friday, has included the active ingredients in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy – semaglutide or other comparable GLP-1 receptor agonists – in a recommendation that recognizes the growing importance of the drugs in clinical treatment of diabetes worldwide. These drugs, as well as new PD-1/PD-L1 […] Continue reading -> Fears of Sub-Standard Medicine and Rising Prices Amid Growing Cancer Burden in Pakistan 03/09/2025 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Cancer cases in Pakistan are on the increase, but patients and health advocates are caught in a struggle for access to life-saving treatment amid concerns about the quality of generic drugs and the rising cost of medicine. Tahmeena Kausar Parveen, a 45-year-old resident of Islamabad, was shocked by the news that she needs […] Continue reading -> One Billion People Worldwide are Living with Mental Health Disorders 02/09/2025 Disha Shetty Over a billion people across the world are living with mental health disorders, a slight but significant increase over the numbers from the last time the data was collected in 2000, with anxiety and depression being the most prevalent conditions. In low-income countries, fewer than 10% of affected individuals receive care, compared to over 50% […] Continue reading -> Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Fears of Sub-Standard Medicine and Rising Prices Amid Growing Cancer Burden in Pakistan 03/09/2025 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Cancer cases in Pakistan are on the increase, but patients and health advocates are caught in a struggle for access to life-saving treatment amid concerns about the quality of generic drugs and the rising cost of medicine. Tahmeena Kausar Parveen, a 45-year-old resident of Islamabad, was shocked by the news that she needs […] Continue reading -> One Billion People Worldwide are Living with Mental Health Disorders 02/09/2025 Disha Shetty Over a billion people across the world are living with mental health disorders, a slight but significant increase over the numbers from the last time the data was collected in 2000, with anxiety and depression being the most prevalent conditions. In low-income countries, fewer than 10% of affected individuals receive care, compared to over 50% […] Continue reading -> Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
One Billion People Worldwide are Living with Mental Health Disorders 02/09/2025 Disha Shetty Over a billion people across the world are living with mental health disorders, a slight but significant increase over the numbers from the last time the data was collected in 2000, with anxiety and depression being the most prevalent conditions. In low-income countries, fewer than 10% of affected individuals receive care, compared to over 50% […] Continue reading -> Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Leveraging Health Literacy and Self-Care to Tackle Diabetes 27/08/2025 Bente Mikkelsen & Sanne Frost Helt The key to managing diabetes, one of the world’s most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), lies more in self-care skills than pills. Leaders meeting at the United Nations next month to decide on how to address NCDs need to take note. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of people living with […] Continue reading -> Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Pan-African Task Force to Address the Brain Health of Ageing Citizens 12/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”, according to a paper published in Nature last week. The paper highlights a five-year strategy, headed by a pan-African task force, to address this demographic shift on the continent, […] Continue reading -> More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
More Concessions for Soda and Alcohol Industries in Final UN Draft Declaration on NCDs 06/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The language on health taxes has been further weakened in the latest draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), due to be adopted by the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) in September – and it’s a done deal unless UN member states raise specific ojections. Member states have until noon Eastern Time on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts