Situation analysis of sugar‑sweetened beverages taxation in Eastern Mediterranean Region
Only half of the EMR countries are currently implementing SSBs taxation, and the imposed tax is less than 20% in half of these countries. All EMR countries should start implementing SSBs taxation as part of their national disease control policy frameworks to help reverse the increasing trend of obesity and other diet-related noncommunicable diseases in the region.
Authors
- Ayoub Al‐Jawaldeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7387-8277)
- Anne-Marie Perucic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-923X)
- Marwa M. S. Abbass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6455-7516)
- Eman Ibrahim
Institutions
- World Health Organization (CH)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.11.720
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.67