How fiscal policies can save lives

Fiscal policies for the NCD response go beyond taxes on harmful products like tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages. Kenya has recently applied a two percent levy on all tobacco products manufactured or imported into the country. It will be a “game changer” says one of the guests on today’s episode, Celine Awuor, CEO of the International Institute for Legislative Affairs. On the other hand, action on alcohol lags behind that of tobacco, in part because of society’s continued acceptance of alcohol use. That emboldens the alcohol industry, says our second guest, Jacqui Drope, who leads the RESET programme at Vital Strategies. “When our technical teams are walking in the door to meet with government officials, Big Alcohol is just walking out of the room.”Voices of the Health Revolution is a podcast series that shines a spotlight on the trailblazers who are leading bold action to protect our universal right to health - even when that means taking a stand against the big industries who threaten it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.