Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on ...

Health leaders, policymakers and development partners across Africa have renewed commitment to accelerate the implementation ...

The group is encouraging countries to increase prices of these products by at least 50% through health taxes by 2035.

The study analyzed two policy options for annual increases in excise taxes on cigarettes—a 15% rise and a more aggressive 25% ...

New World Health Organization data show that an estimated six million deaths are caused each year in the Americas by non-communicable diseases (NCDs), 43% more than at the turn of the century. Most of ...

WHO urges countries to increase health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by 50% to curb chronic diseases.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged countries to massively increase the price of tobacco, alcohol and sugary ...

The proposed taxes are aimed at helping combat the increasing cases of non-communicable diseases, which are affecting over ...

The Nigerian government has urged African nations to strengthen collaboration and scale up the implementation of the PEN-Plus ...

DHAKA, July 1, 2025 (BSS) - In a major step toward addressing the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among ...