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Early last month, South Africa became a new entrant to the list of countries proposing use of the none-too-wisely-named ‘sin tax’ to deter consumption of demerit (socially undesirable or unhealthy) goods. The government recommended implementation of a drastic increase on sugar-sweetened beverages, as South Africans consume almost double the ...
As the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era has kicked off, on January 1st, the focus is now increasingly on national implementation, even if SDG indicators and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are still being fine-tuned. Globally, India has been engaged in the SDG indicator setting exercise as a representative (along with China) of c...
May 31st of every year is celebrated as World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) by the World Health Organization (WHO) and affiliated partners. The aim of the WNTD is to highlight the adverse risks associated with tobacco consumption, and to mobilize individuals, civil society and policy makers alike on key themes in tobacco control. Now that George Bush i...
