Posts tagged
Reducing Demand for Unhealthy Food
June 17, 2024
Case Studies
Sweetened Beverage Taxes: Lessons from a Decade of Progress
Locally-led advocacy campaigns supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) have contributed to the adoption and strengthening of sweetened beverage (SB) taxes in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and South Asia. The lessons learned from these campaigns are being applied by advocates around the world to counter the threat caused by SBs in their countries and generate new government revenues.
March 13, 2024
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Kenya
March 13, 2024
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Guatemala
March 13, 2024
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Gambia
March 13, 2024
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El Salvador
March 13, 2024
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Costa Rica
March 13, 2024
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Botswana
March 9, 2024
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Trans Fat Elimination in the Philippines
The Philippines mandated the elimination of industrially produced trans fat from its food supply – a policy supported by local civil society advocates working in partnership with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI).
March 8, 2024
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Protecting Heart Health in Brazil
Brazil approved strict limits on trans fat in food following strategic advocacy led by local civil society organizations supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI).
March 6, 2024
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Protecting Heart Health in India
India is in the midst of a public health crisis fueled by an influx of ultra-processed foods and rise of lifestyle diseases. The country approved strict limits on a particularly harmful food component, trans fat, following strategic advocacy by a coalition of partners support by GHAI.
March 5, 2024
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A Victory for Public Health Information Campaigns in Colombia
In 2017, Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled that civil society organizations have the right to share public health information, and consumers have the right to see it. This public health victory followed a legal campaign by civil society against the food and beverage industry efforts to influence the media and government to keep the information hidden.
March 2, 2024
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Reducing Sugary Drink Consumption in South Africa
Obesity-related diseases like heart attack and stroke account for more than half of the deaths in the country, and diabetes alone takes more than 25,000 lives a year. Sugary drinks are a significant part of the problem.
February 10, 2023
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Colombia
February 10, 2023
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Barbados
February 10, 2023
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Jamaica
February 10, 2023
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Brazil
February 10, 2023
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Ghana
February 10, 2023
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Nigeria
February 10, 2023
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Rwanda
February 10, 2023
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South Africa
February 10, 2023
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Zambia
February 10, 2023
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Tanzania
February 10, 2023
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Turkey
February 10, 2023
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India
February 10, 2023
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China
February 10, 2023
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Bangladesh
February 10, 2023
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Vietnam
February 10, 2023
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Philippines
February 10, 2023
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Uganda
February 10, 2023
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Argentina
February 10, 2023
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Ethiopia
February 10, 2023
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Indonesia
February 10, 2023
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Pakistan
February 10, 2023
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St. Kitts and Nevis
February 10, 2023
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Uruguay
February 10, 2023
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Kazakhstan
April 1, 2024
Program Areas
Food and Nutrition
We promote sustainable food systems to ensure everyone has the right to healthy food. We support advocacy campaigns that advance policies to decrease the consumption of ultra-processed food and improve access to nutritious food.
