Members of the Advocating for Health (A4H) coalition have commended Ghanaian legislators for their resolve to pass the Excise Duty Amendment Bill. The coalition, which is made up of the University of Ghana School of Public Health, Ghana NCD Alliance, Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Ghana Public Health Association, is of the…
The Advocating for Health (A4H) Coalition has commended the Government of Ghana over the proposal to tax health-harming commodities and products including sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). The coalition comprising of academics from five public universities in Ghana and their local and international partners led by the School of Public Health at the University of Ghana, in…
The Advocating for Health (A4H) and the Healthier Diets for Healthy Lives (HD4HL) Coalition, comprising academics, researchers, civil society organizations, and partners from government ministries, departments, and agencies have commended the Government of Ghana for the proposal to tax sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as part of the Ghana Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2022. The commendation was…
A Coalition of Public Health Advocates, comprising Academia, Civil Society, Public Health Associations and local Nutrition Societies is calling on the government to as a matter of urgency act to protect the well-being and health of the citizenry. The group also referred to as Advocating for Health (A4H) Coalition says it is concerned, troubled and…
The Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA) has urged the government to levy hefty charges on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in order to reduce their consumption. According to the organisation, imposing taxes on the commodity will raise the price and discourage people from consuming such sugary products. GhNCDA said non-communicable diseases including obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, and…
Government has been urged to increase taxes on sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) to at least 20 per cent as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to the Ghana Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (GhNCDA), the WHO has endorsed health taxes as part of evidence-based strategies for the prevention and control of NCDs like type 2…
Professor of Public Health at the University of Ghana, Prof. Amos Laar has said non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will be the leading cause of death in Ghana by 2030. According to Prof. Laar who doubles as principal investigator for the Advocating for Health Project, this prediction backed by research is driven by unhealthy food environments in…
Accra, Oct. 31, GNA – Civil society organisations led by Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) have called for the imposition of taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBS) in Ghana to raise revenue for health financing in the country. The tax would also help in reducing the consumption of the products, which would eventually improve the health outcomes…
The Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA) and other health Civil Society Organisations under the Advocating for Health Project (A4H), are making frantic efforts to ensure sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) produced in the country are taxed. The push for taxes on SSBs by the GhNCDA, is to facilitate the reduction in consumption of SSBs among Ghanaians.…
The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA), a civil society organization has advised the general public as a matter of urgency to reduce the intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). Since the consumption of these sugar-sweetened beverages is the major cause of dental caries, obesity, diabetes, stroke, and several other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA),…