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 of the citizenry.
They said Ghana like most African countries were experiencing consistent increase in obesity and nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with the rampant availability of SSBs on the Ghanaian markets.
The call was made at a sensitisation seminar for journalists in Accra on the public health implication of SSBs to support in the campaign for the enactment of SSB tax in Ghana.
Read more at https://gna.org.gh/2022/10/ghana-needs-sugar-sweetened-beverages-tax-for-health-financing-csos/
