Creating a favorable environment and stakeholder buy-in for food-related fiscal policies in Ghana. We are advocating for the health of Ghana.
Accra, Ghana
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#GREN2025 Conference🎉🎉
📌Theme: From Environmental Disruptions to Sustainability: The Role of Research Ethics in Shaping Africa’s Sustainable Future
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🔊 STOP Misleading Food Ads! 🚨
We’re on the streets demanding truth in food marketing! Consumers deserve accurate, science-based information—not deceptive ads that push unhealthy products.
It’s time for responsible advertising!
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Eat to flourish, not to perish!
Strong food policies = healthier communities.
📢 March with us tomorrow let’s demand action!
#HealthyFoodForAll #FoodPolicyNow
#GREN2025 is here!! Are you a health advocate intrested in improving Africa's environment? This is an opprtunity to learn and share ideas with others, join #GREN2025.
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FERN-Food-SAMSA Webinar Series #3!
🥦 THEME
This webinar will focus on Food System Thinking in Food Environment Research.
🕛 12:00pm GMT
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Have you registered for FERN-FoodSAMSA Webinar Series#3 already?🤔
Happening 🗓 18th September, 2024
🕕 Time 14:00 -15:00 SAST (GMT -2)
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FERN & FoodSAMSA Webinar series# 3 is here
📚TOPIC: Systems thinking in food environment research
🗓DATE: 18th September,2024
🕕TIME: 14:00 - 15:00 GMT-2
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Exciting development: a multistakeholders conference currently in Ghana! The 🇳🇬 delegation showcased undeniable health benefits of taxes on #SSBs. By ⬇️ consumption and reinvesting 💰 into health initiatives, we're safeguarding public health & building healthier future 4 all!
ALT A picture of the Fiscal and Public Health impact of SSB tax for Nigeria
A presentation by Prof Aryeetey indicated several lessons learned from #SSBtax implementation.
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Prof. Shu Wen during her presentation mentioned that sugar-density-based taxes are increasing and highlighted some countries that have also adopted sugar-sweetened beverage tax.
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#NationalStakeholdersConference begins with a presentation from Prof @alaar as he highlights how Ghana continues to face a triple burden of malnutrition.
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Greg Hallen from @IDRC_CRDI mentioned during #FERN2023 that there is a need for networking in Africa to promote research that seeks to ensure a healthy food environment.
Dr. Melissa Mialon in her presentation mentioned that there is a need to address corporate influence on public policies in order to ensure a healthy environment.
Promoting industry transparency and ensuring good management are key, she added.
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#FERN2023 starts with a presentation by @JohnUlimwengu on African Common Position #ACP on food system transformation with some indicators
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#TeamNigeria(Rebecca and Adeyemi) shared insights on Nigeria's food system dashboard & food environment indicators
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Comprehensive food labelling policies will enable the consumer to be informed about every food detail on the market.
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Front of Pack labels work.
Country has a responsibility to adopt the global best standard to protect its citizens.
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Dr. Semnen Lambert and her team from Nigeria mentioned that effective food policies are essential to increase the healthiness of the food environment and reduce the burden of NCDs.
Milka Njeri mentioned that less healthy foods are mostly advertised as compared to healthy ones and this influences parent's food choices. Children pay keen attention to advertisements; use them as an avenue to promote healthy food, she added.
#FERN2023Highlights
There is increased TV marketing of unhealthy foods, beverages alcoholic beverages in Sub-Saharan Africa and this is leading to increased cases of Non-communicable diseases in Africa.
