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A street vendor selects cigarettes for a customer, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 27, 2024.
Governance

Busting 10 Myths About Health Taxes

by Tom Frieden

Ahead of the World Health Assembly, Resolve to Save Lives CEO Tom Frieden discusses how health taxes can raise money and improve physical well-being

A street vendor prepares drinks for sale at Jatinegara, a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 21, 2020.
Food

Indonesia Delays Sugary Drink Taxes, Yet Again

by Miriam Bahagijo

Conceived a decade ago, Indonesia's tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is now tied to an easy-to-miss economic target

Governance

Using Health Taxes to Promote Public Good

by Mary-Ann Etiebet
A man selling packets of cigarettes walks through a street, in the old district of Kano, Nigeria, on August 24, 2017.
Food

Foods That are Worse for You Than Halloween Candy

by Alejandra Martinez
Foods That are Worse for You Than Halloween Candy
Food

COVID-19 Shows Us It's Time to Tackle Obesity and Overweight

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Christopher Troeger, Theo Vos
A man smokes a cigarette next to a mural of a man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2020. The photo shows a man wearing a mask pulled down around his chin smoking. Next to him is a mural of a worried-looking man in a mask. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Food

To Encourage Healthy Eating, Use the Carrot, Not Just the Stick

by Katherine Leach-Kemon
Picture of a huge mound of carrots displayed on a vendor's stand at the Farmers' Market in Ta' Qali