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Using the Power of Taxes to Fight NCDs

May 23, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Organized by Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Using the Power of Taxes to Fight NCDs

May 23, 2023

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Sponsored by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator in cooperation with the World Health Organization

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/using-the-power-of-taxes-to-fight-ncds-tickets-595986269977

Join our conversation alongside the with World Health Assembly about how advocacy can build the political will for fiscal policies that tackle the burden of non-communicable diseases and improve health at scale.

Health taxes and other fiscal policies can support sustainable health systems and deliver positive health outcomes by reducing the burden of disease and its associated costs, catalyzing positive behavior change and, in some cases, raising funds for health protection and promotion.

Where: InterContinental Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland

When: 12:00-13:30, 23 May 2023

Light refreshments will be served. 

Speakers:

  • Lucy Martinez Sullivan, Senior Vice President, Global Health Advocacy Incubator (Moderator)
  • Francesco Branca, MD, Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization
  • Rüdiger Krech, MD, Director, Health Promotion Department, World Health Organization
  • Senator Pilar Juliana Schramm Cayetano, Republic of the Philippines
  • Andrea Rodríguez, Advocacy Coordinator, FIAN Colombia
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Date:
May 23, 2023
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/using-the-power-of-taxes-to-fight-ncds-tickets-595986269977

Organizer

Global Health Advocacy Incubator

Venue

InterContinental Genève, Ballroom B
7-9 Chemin du Petit Saconnex 1209
Geneva, Switzerland
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