International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

NCD Prevention and Control: Sustainable and Comprehensive Solutions; A Response to Recent Commentaries

 

The four commentaries on an IJHPM editorial “Addressing NCDs: Challenges from industry market promotion and interferences,”1 further exemplify the tactics used by tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food industry in interfering governments’ efforts to counteract the commercial determinants of non-communicable disease (NCD); in particular the best buys interventions... (Read more...)

 

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  4. Cowling K, Magraw D. Addressing NCDs: Protecting health from trade and investment law: Comment on "Addressing NCDs: Challenges from industry market promotion and interferences." Int J Health Policy Manag. 2019;8(8):508-510. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2019.41
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 9, Issue 8
August 2020
Pages 360-362

  • Received Date 17 November 2019
  • Revised Date 27 November 2019
  • Accepted Date 27 November 2019
  • First Published Date 01 August 2020
  • Published Date 01 August 2020