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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
RSVP
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