💰 WHO’s new “3 by 35” push urges countries to raise real prices of tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks by 50% by 2035—cutting NCD risk while generating domestic revenue for UHC and preparedness.

#HealthTaxes #GlobalHealth #FiscalPolicy

Funding opportunities The Alliance HPSR issues calls for research proposals and bids on a regular basis targeted towards institutions from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Previous calls can be accessed in the Arc...

The @alliancehpsr.bsky.social has a new call for proposals on #healthtaxes in #Cambodia, #China, #Kenya, #Indonesia, #Nigeria, #SouthAfrica, #SriLanka, #Thailand, and #VietNam deadline 26 March ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

Reducing the affordability of sugary drinks and alcoholic products with #healthtaxes is the number 1 way to drive down consumption, raise revenue and improve health.

Read the new report from @who.int ⬇️

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us yesterday at VitalTalks for a very energetic discussion about how #HealthTaxes can save lives.

Let's keep the conversation going throughout #UNGA!

It's time to fix the price tag on health.

“We have to have one voice, one ask: #HealthTaxes. It's the health equity force multiplier and it allows us to finance for the future.”

Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D., our President and CEO, spoke at @devex.com #UNGA side event about accelerating progress on #NCD prevention and care.

Health taxes can save lives and strengthen Africa’s health systems - P4H Network

Health taxes on tobacco, alcohol & sugary drinks offer Africa a “triple win”: save lives, raise revenue & strengthen health systems.
Few countries meet WHO’s thresholds, but success in Ghana, Kenya & South Africa shows what’s possible.
p4h.world/en/news/heal...
#HealthTaxes #GlobalHealth #Africa

As the @un.org Meeting on NCDs approaches EPHA has issued an open letter urging governments in the @who.int European Region to stand firm against diluted commitments and deliver bold, evidence-based action

#NCDs #MentalHealth #UNGA2025 #HealthTaxes #Equity #PublicHealth

Extra money from the Treasury. 6MMD. #lenacapavir. Possibly increasing #healthtaxes. But we don't yet have a national think tank to deal with #HIV funding cuts. Do we need a ministerial advisory committee like we had during #COVID? I speak to
Wits RHI's Helen Rees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPJc...

Going to NYC for #UNGA? Join us for a #VitalTalks event where we’ll explore how #HealthTaxes can reduce the use of unhealthy products, improve health outcomes and generate revenue for governments.
🗓️ September 23, 2025
🕓 3:30 - 5:30pm EDT
📍 15 W 39th Street, NYC

RSVP today!
👉 vitalstrat.org/3UiusqM

Tobacco tax in EU budget: What if Europe goes smoke-free? - P4H Network

🚭 What if Europe goes smoke-free? The EU plans to channel €11.2B/year from tobacco taxes into its budget via new 15% levy. Big tax hikes aim to cut smoking+healthcare costs. Health advocates welcome the shift
Based on @euractiv.com via #P4H: p4h.world/en/news/toba...
#HealthTaxes #SmokeFreeEurope

Health Taxes 3 by 35 Initiative The 3 by 35 Initiative aims to revitalize health taxes as a powerful tool to reduce harmful consumption, save lives, and generate vital public revenue.

As aid declines, domestic financing is vital. @who.int’s #3by35 urges countries to raise taxes by 50% on tobacco, alcohol & sugary drinks by 2035—cutting NCDs, saving lives & raising $1T for health. 📈
🔗 www.who.int/initiatives/...
#HealthTaxes #GlobalHealth

We urgently need to scale up health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages. That was the message at today's discussion with the @cgdev.org: Can a global initiative on health taxes finance development? Watch a recording of the discussion at: vitalstrat.org/46EdQ3Z

#Tax4Health #HealthTaxes

A consistent sin tax regime can fix health funding woes | Policy Circle Well-designed sin tax regime covering tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks can help fund India's public health programmes.

With low #publichealth spending and rising #lifestylediseases, India must act now to implement coherent, inflation-indexed #healthtaxes. #sintaxes
www.policycircle.org/economy/sin-...

What if one public health policy could:

1️⃣ Save lives
2️⃣ Reduce disease
3️⃣ Raise revenue

Higher health taxes would save 50 million lives over 50 years. Learn how health taxes deliver a triple win: www.vitalstrategies.org/healthtaxes

It's time to fix the price on health. #Tax4Health #HealthTaxes

WHO launches bold push to raise health taxes and save millions of lives The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035 through health taxes,...

Taxing tobacco, alcohol & sugary drinks can reduce consumption & create revenue to reinvest in health care, education & social protection.
WHO launched an initiative urging countries to raise real prices on these products by at least 50% by 2035 through #HealthTaxes

👉🏽 www.who.int/news/item/02...

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Global health authorities advocate raising "sin taxes" on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks to combat chronic diseases. The WHO suggests a 50% price increase could prevent 50 million deaths and generate $1 trillion for health systems. #HealthTaxes #ChronicDiseases #WHO

WHO Unveils Bold Initiative to Raise Health Taxes - RMN News WHO Unveils Bold Initiative to Raise Health Taxes The success of the

📢 BIG NEWS from WHO! ⚕️ The "3 by 35" Initiative is here!
We're urging countries to increase prices of tobacco, alcohol, & sugary drinks by 50% through health taxes by 2035. 🚫🚬🍹🍬 This could:
💪 #HealthTaxes #PublicHealth #WHO #NCDs #3by35 #Tax4Health
RMN News: rmnnews.com/2025/07/03/w...

Health taxes from an EU perspective - Publications Office of the EU This study contributes to the growing body of evidence on the implementation of taxes on high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products in EU Member States. It provides a foundation for initial discussio...

📊 A new EU report finds that #HealthTaxes on high fat, salt & sugar (HFSS) products—esp. sugary drinks—can cut sugar intake & improve health.
🇪🇺 Case studies from BE, DK, FR & PL.
📘 Read via @P4H_Network: op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
#SugarTax #EUHealth #PublicHealth

G20 urged to back health taxes on harmful products to combat global rise in chronic disease - P4H Network

By 2030, NCDs will cause 75% of global deaths—most in LMICs.
📢 Experts urge the G20 to back taxes on sugary drinks, alcohol, tobacco & ultra-processed food to save lives. - @theconversation.com
p4h.world/en/news/g20-...
#HealthTaxes #G20 #GlobalHealth

Did you miss our #WHA78 side event on #healthTaxes? Here are a few highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBZ2...

Panellists gather at the lunchtime side event called Health taxes for a healthy future in Geneva.

At a #WHA78 side event, countries shared how #HealthTaxes can fund systems & save lives.

Read highlights from Tonga, Thailand, Ghana & the Philippines, plus reflections from @HelenClarkNZ, WHO & partners: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...

NCD Advocates Call For More Resources, Higher Taxes And Decriminalising Suicide At UN Hearing - Health Policy Watch Calls for more resources to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs), higher taxes on unhealthy products and the decriminalisation of suicide were made at a

At the UN hearing on NCDs, global health leaders urged scaling up #HealthTaxes. A 50% price hike on tobacco, alcohol & sugary drinks could save 50M lives in LMICs. A triple win: more revenue, better health, lower costs. healthpolicy-watch.news/ncd-advocate...
#UNHLM2025 #UHC #PreventionSavesLives

Health taxes for a healthy future: realizing fiscal opportunities for health and health care financing Every year, more than 10 million people die unnecessarily from consuming tobacco, alcohol and sugary beverages. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises constraining fiscal space, financi...

Hope to see you on Monday in Geneva to talk about #healthtaxes with @helenclarknz.bsky.social @alliancehpsr.bsky.social over lunch ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/eve...

💸 Health taxes save lives and raise revenue – so why aren’t more countries using them?

Join us 19 May, 12:00–14:00 in Geneva during #WHA78 to explore barriers & opps for #HealthTaxes w/ leaders incl. @HelenClarkNZ, Ana Akauola & @AlisonDDCox.

Register > ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/eve...

Join the World Bank & @who.int for a new webinar series on health financing, NCDs & mental health!
🗓️ Kicking off Apr 29 with a session on health taxes—good for health, good for public funds.
Register: hq_whohealthfinancingandeconomics.cmail20.com/t/d-e-sddjij...
#HealthTaxes #NCDs #GlobalHealth #UHC

“The wages of sin” – who puts the sin in ‘sin taxes’?

Using my debut post to share a guest blog I wrote for Yorkshire & Humber ADPH:

Who puts the 'sin' in 'sin taxes'?
Who influences our so-called 'free choice' to consume unhealthy products? 🍔🍻🎰🚬
Some thoughts on this, and individual-blaming by industry:
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bit.ly/4dGhbiO

#cdoh #healthtaxes