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Health Taxes
May 18, 2023
Using the Power of Health Taxes to Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases
More than eight million people die each year from smoking and approximately 184,000 deaths per year can be attributed to sugary drink consumption worldwide. St…
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May 10, 2023
Pakistan Approves Higher Sweetened and Sugary Beverage Tax
Obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a growing concern in Pakistan. With 41.3% of adults being overweight or obese, and 6 out of 10 deaths …
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April 17, 2023
Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating: Niterói's Victory in Banning Ultra-Processed Products in Schools
Earlier this year, students, families, and health advocates celebrated a major legislative victory in Niterói, Brazil, with the passage of Law No. 3766/2023,…
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April 6, 2023
New Program Infographics Unveiled on World Health Day
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is proud to provide strategic and technical support to advocates around the world who are advancing policies and bu…
Preventing Childhood Obesity
March 6, 2023
Combating Diet-Related Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean
In the past year, victories in Grenada and Barbados have galvanized civil society partners of the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and other public heal…
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January 4, 2023
Colombia Enacts Two Major Healthy Food Policies
Colombians can look forward to a healthier food environment in the new year following the passage of two important healthy food policies in 2022. In November, …
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December 29, 2022
Commentary: Pulling Back the Veil on Big Food and Soda Marketing
By Ashka Naika, Director of Research and Policy at Corporate Accountability @stopcorpabuse Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) recently released the …
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December 9, 2022
FULL: A New Discovery Tool for Global Food Laws
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law’s Global Center for Legal Innovation in Food Environm…
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November 30, 2022
Marketing Exposed: A Global Public Health Threat for Food Policy
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator launched its third annual industry report, Marketing Exposed: A Global Public Health Threat for Food Policy, on November …
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November 8, 2022
Brazil Implements Front-of-Package Warning Labels
In 2001, Brazil was one of the first countries in the world to consider mandatory nutrition labeling. Nutrition labels provide information that can help consum…
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October 17, 2022
GHAI and CTFK and Partners Host First Joint Latin America Legal Workshop in Mexico on Food Policy and Tobacco Control
Last month, the Latin American legal teams from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Food Policy program and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)…
GHAI UCSF Webinar Series
October 10, 2022
Using UCSF’s Food Industry Documents Archive to Support Food Policy Advocacy
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator held a webinar in collaboration with the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)’s Industry Documents Library (ID…
Adeolu
August 29, 2022
Advocate Spotlight – Adeolu Adebiyi
Adeolu Adebiyi is the Senior Regional Advisor in Africa for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Food Policy Program. In this role, he oversees and co…
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August 19, 2022
Argentina’s Health Food Policy Goes Into Effect
On August 20, consumers in Argentina will begin seeing front of package warning labels on products from big companies as part of the first phase of the impleme…
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August 12, 2022
How Caribbean Youth Are a Powerful Voice in the Fight for Healthy Food Policies
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Food Policy Program works with youth advocates working with the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) and the Hea…
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July 13, 2022
Brazilian Courts Protect Vulnerable Children and Youth in Decision Against Nestlé Brazil
A new ruling from the Justice of Sao Paulo, Brazil provides an important protection for child health. The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by th…
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July 11, 2022
Advancing Marketing Restrictions on Ultra Processed Food and Beverages
Evidence shows that the global population, especially children and adolescents, are highly exposed to marketing tactics by the ultra-processed food and beverag…
Fiscal policies
June 16, 2022
Fiscal Policies for Health Webinar
On May 24, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator hosted our most recent webinar: Fiscal Policies for Health. GHAI’s Senior Vice President Lucy Martinez Sullivan…
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May 2, 2022
Barbados Increases Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
In a victory for local advocates and public health, Barbados has enacted a sugar-sweetened beverage tax that meets World Health Organization (WHO) recommendat…
Meet the Willbuts
April 28, 2022
Animated Video from St Kitts and Nevis Shortlisted for WHO's Health for All Film Festival
By Abi Begho, Lake Health and Wellbeing Meet the Willbuts, a short animation depicting how sugar-sweetened beverages and an unhealthy diet impact a typical Car…
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April 26, 2022
IACHR Thematic Hearing on the Right to Food of Children and Adolescents
Juan Carballo, JD, LL.M, providing testimony at the Thematic Hearing on the Right to Food of Children and Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean A hist…
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March 28, 2022
Advocate Spotlight: María Luján Abramo
Luján Abramo is part of the Food Policy Program (FPP) at Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and supports the legal team by providing technical legal assis…
Schoj
March 21, 2022
Dr. Verónica Schoj Appointed New Vice President for Food and Nutrition Policy
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Verónica Schoj (Vero) has been appointed to the role of Vice President for Food and…
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January 23, 2022
What We Are Excited About in 2022
By Lucy Martinez Sullivan Despite the continuing toll of COVID-19 across the globe, this new year holds promise for public health progress. The events of the …
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January 19, 2022
Nigerian Advocates Celebrate Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Signed into Law
Advocates in Nigeria celebrated the new year with news that President Muhammadu Buhari signed the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax into law as part of the 20…
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December 23, 2021
Year in Review
As 2021 come to a close, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) reflects on the major milestones and accomplishments of our programs, partners and local o…
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December 22, 2021
Healthy Food Policy Research Round Up: A Q&A with Barry Popkin from UNC
Across the globe there has been growing momentum to adopt healthy food policies. As such, there has been new and compelling research related to the need for t…
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December 20, 2021
GHAI Showcases Policy Wins
Over the past eight years, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has helped civil society organizations achieve 44 health policy victories covering three…
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December 10, 2021
Argentina President Signs One of World’s Strongest Health Food Policy Laws
About 80% of deaths in Argentina are caused by non-communicable diseases, most related to overweight and obesity. A new law adopted by the country in November …
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November 22, 2021
Legal Issues in the Design and Implementation of Public Health Measures
By: Kyra Berasi Strong and evidence-based measures, such as laws and regulations, play a critical role in addressing pressing public health issues. Governments…
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November 17, 2021
Corporate Capture and the Key Role of Civil Society Organizations
By Ana María Suarez Franco, FIAN International Affected communities, social movements and human rights organizations have been denouncing corporate capture exp…
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November 17, 2021
BEHIND THE LABELS: Big Food’s War on Healthy Food Policies
On November 16, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Food Policy program released a new report titled “Behind the Labels: Big Food’s War on Healthy Fo…
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November 12, 2021
The Role of Advocacy in Addressing Health Inequities
The COVID-19 pandemic has both exposed and exacerbated inequities in public health. Locally-led advocacy, by individuals and communities affected by the polici…
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November 11, 2021
Watch Now: The Global Health Advocacy Incubator Story
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has helped civil society organizations around the world achieve health policy victories covering three billion peop…
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October 28, 2021
How Communications is Used to Support Advocacy and Mobilization Strategies to Advance Healthy Food Policies
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s Food Policy program has supported Colombian partners for more than five years to help pass healthy food policies like fr…
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October 27, 2021
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator Story
Locally-led advocacy, building on global best practice, is the key to integrated, effective, equitable, sustainable and accountable health systems—and for achi…
Rising power
September 20, 2021
Youth Voices and Engagement are Key to Successful Advocacy Campaigns Around the World
Youth advocates from the Caribbean, South Africa, Indonesia and the United States came together on our recent webinar, “Rising in their power: A showcase of yo…
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August 23, 2021
Lessons Learned from Researchers and Advocates on Passing and Implementing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes
Global public health advocates and countries are looking for ways to help address and fight the rising non-communicable disease (NCD) and obesity rates around …
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July 13, 2021
Progress in Recognition of the Rights of Children and Adolescents to be Protected from the Marketing of Unhealthy Products
During COVID-19, Internet access became crucial for everyday life – people around the world needed it to access health information and other essential service…
Inthefight
June 10, 2021
In The Fight for Public Health
This year, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is joining the 25th anniversary celebration of our parent organization, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free K…
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May 26, 2021
Public Health Advocacy After the Pandemic
This week, we hosted a conversation about how advocates can advance effective public health policies in a world disrupted by COVID-19—disruptions that undersco…
Nigeria
May 17, 2021
GHAI to Host Advocacy Discussion Alongside WHA74
The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) starts a week from today. It will be the second WHA to be held virtually, a sobering reminder of the real-world impact of …
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May 5, 2021
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court Rules That Prohibiting Advertising in Schools is Constitutional
On March 25, 2021, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) declared that a Bahia state law that banned advertisements within school premises is constitutiona…
Healthy eating
April 19, 2021
The Need to Reduce Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Worldwide
Leading food and nutrition researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health, University of Chile, S…
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April 16, 2021
New Study in The Lancet Planetary Health Shows South Africa’s SSB Tax Works
A recently published study in The Lancet Planetary Health demonstrates that South Africa’s Health Promotion Levy (HPL), a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax, w…
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April 7, 2021
World Health Day 2021
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) advocates for policies that improve health and save lives. Our programs support civil society organizations that ar…
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March 29, 2021
Advocate Spotlight: Vanessa Mello Rodrigues
Vanessa recently joined the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Food Policy Program as the Brazil in-country coordinator. You started only a few weeks ag…
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March 25, 2021
New Program Pages Launched!
Did you know that the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Road Safety program is now active in 10 countries? Or that the Preventing Epidemics program is …
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February 23, 2021
The Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund Welcomes Four New Grantees
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI’s) Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will be supporting four new partne…
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February 22, 2021
Virtual Conference – Facing COVID-19: How Big Food and Big Tobacco Undermined Public Health
On March 2, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) will host a follow-up webinar on its November report, “Facing Two Pandemics: How Big Food Undermined Pu…
December 28, 2020
GHAI Year in Review: Highlights from 2020
This has been a year of challenges and accomplishments. The coronavirus pandemic exposed longstanding health systems gaps and injustices and created additional…
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December 16, 2020
The Role of NCDs in COVID-19 Recovery: A Conversation on Three Continents
People with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are at heightened risk from COVID-19. Unfortunately, the pandemic has stretched the health systems they rely on to…
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November 23, 2020
Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund Grants First Awards to Organizations in Pakistan and Uruguay
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) launched the Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund in spring 2020 to provide critical support to help promising legisla…
Facing Two Pandemics
November 17, 2020
New Report Reveals How Big Companies Exploited COVID-19 to Market Unhealthy Products
On November 17, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) released the report “Facing Two Pandemics: How Big Food Undermined Public Health in the Era of COVI…
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November 13, 2020
How Big Food Undermined Public Health in the Era of COVID-19: Webinar and tweet chat
Join us over the next week as we release a new report about corporate tactics to influence healthy food policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Report launch: N…
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September 1, 2020
New Healthy Food Policy Legal Defense Fund to Support Countries Worldwide
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Food Policy Program launched the Healthy Food Policy Legal Defense Fund (LDF) this week to help governments defend strong, evidenc…
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August 10, 2020
A Victory for Public Health Information Campaigns in Colombia
A new case study highlights a legal victory in Colombia that can serve as a model for other countries facing threats to public health and free expression. In 2…
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July 28, 2020
Why We Advocate
Why do we advocate? Improving public health laws and policies benefits entire populations. Policies shape the environments where people live, making it easie…
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June 17, 2020
Healthy food policies and COVID-19
Why we need to take communicable and non-communicable diseases out of their silos to create a more resilient world By Kyra Berasi This essay appeared originall…
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April 21, 2020
GHAI Launches Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund
Healthy food policy advocates in Brazil The Global Health Advocacy Incubator is pleased to invite concept note submissions for the new Healthy Food Policy A…
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April 1, 2020
How we’re responding to COVID-19, Part Two: Adapting
Our partner Nigerian Health Watch shares information about protecting oneself from the novel coronavirus. Earlier this week, we wrote about how we’re res…
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March 30, 2020
From our programs to our people: How we’re responding to COVID-19
Messaging workshop in Nigeria, 2019 The coronavirus pandemic is exposing longstanding health systems gaps and creating additional risks for people who were alr…
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March 18, 2020
Landmark Chilean Food Policies Show Positive Results
Last month saw publication of a study of Chile’s groundbreaking food labeling and marketing law. The results are sure to encourage anyone hoping to use policy …
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February 25, 2020
How to build strong coalitions for policy change: This month in Devex
Aliança pela Alimentação Adequada e Saudável (Alliance for Adequate and Healthy Food) in Brazil Coalition-building is an essential part of advocacy. As two of…
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February 3, 2020
GHAI at the 146th WHO Executive Board
This week, we’re at the 146th WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva. The Executive Board sets the agenda for the annual World Health Assembly in May. The Worl…
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December 23, 2019
Year in Review: 10 Advocacy Stories from 2019
Each year, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator works with local partners across the globe to advocate for policies that improve health and save lives. In 2019…
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November 25, 2019
Digital Advocacy Capacity-Building in the Caribbean
Civil society capacity assessment and strengthening is at the foundation of our advocacy approach. Digital advocacy is a key component, and it plays a leading …
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November 4, 2019
Meet Our Team
We’re proud to work within and across issues and countries, in diverse political systems. We’re equally proud of our global network of local partners, who lead…
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October 31, 2019
Our Approach to Advocacy
Our approach to advocacy begins with our local partners.  We assess and strengthen their advocacy capacity and provide ongoing technical assistance. Because we…
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October 14, 2019
Civil Society Advocacy for Universal Health Coverage
A longer version of this story appeared originally on the Health Affairs Blog. On September 23, heads of state from around the world pledged to achieve univers…
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September 17, 2019
Advocate Spotlight: Rachel Morrison
Rachel Morrison is the Jamaica and Barbados country coordinator for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s Obesity Prevention Program. What has been the bigges…
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September 9, 2019
Where We Work
Mariana de Araujo Ferraz, the Brazil in-country coordinator for GHAI’s obesity prevention program. Where do we work?  We’ve just added an interactive map tha…
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August 20, 2019
Advocate Spotlight: Marian Lorena Ibarra
Lorena Ibarra is the Colombia country coordinator for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI’s) Obesity Prevention Program. What has been the most reward…
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July 29, 2019
Advocate Spotlight: Mariana de Araujo Ferraz
Mariana de Araujo Ferraz is the Brazil Country Coordinator for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s Obesity Prevention Program. What does your job entail, an…
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July 15, 2019
GHAI Equips Partners with Tools at Legal Workshop
At the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), legal analysis is central to our advocacy. The legislation we and our partners support (and often draft) must b…
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July 8, 2019
Advocate Spotlight: Juan Carballo and Gianella Severini
Juan Carballo (JC) and Gianella Severini (GS) are legal advisors for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI’s) Obesity Prevention Program, with a focus o…
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May 29, 2019
Filled Seats and A Call to Action: Marion Nestle in Brazil
This essay was originally published in the newsletter of O Joio e o Trigo, an investigative journalism project in Brazil. Some minor edits were made for t…
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April 1, 2019
Program Scoping: A How-To Guide
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator supports advocacy policy campaigns throughout the cycle of a campaign – beginning, middle and end. One lesson learned is t…
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March 19, 2019
Brazil Advocates Stage "Real-Food Banquet" Demonstration
On his first day in office, newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro issued a Provisional Measure to eliminate the Brazilian National Council of Food and Nutriti…
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February 11, 2019
Global Experts Join Jamaican Public Health Leaders to Discuss Obesity Epidemic
Childhood obesity is a growing public health problem in Jamaica. One-third of children in Jamaica are either overweight or obese, and this number is rising. In…
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February 6, 2019
International Experts Call for Food Label Changes in India
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s advocacy experience and treasure trove of connections can serve as a real asset to health programs anywhere. Take our wo…
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February 5, 2019
Latin American Public Health Advocates Convene for Media Advocacy Workshop
In October 2018, 24 communications staff from 17 civil society organizations in Latin America participated in a media advocacy workshop organized by the Global…

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