Tag: Miguel Jorge WMA

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 12:12 UTC

  World Medical Association urges all governments to introduce sugar tax

  

  In a new policy statement, the WMA calls on all national governments to reduce the affordability of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages through a tax on sugar. The tax revenue collected should then be used for health promotion programs aimed at reducing obesity and non-communicable diseases.