World Obesity Day: CAPPA Renews Call For Healthy Food Policies
To commemorate World Obesity Day (WOD), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call for comprehensive healthy food policies to strengthen local diets and tackle the country’s rising obesity and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden. A statement on Tuesday, by Robert Egbe, Media & Communications Officer, CAPPA, said the civil society organisation […]
Why effective sugar-sweetened beverage taxation is overdue in Nigeria
Dr. Francis Fagbule, a public health dentist and lecturer at the University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital, Ibadan, emphasizes in this interview by SADE OGUNTOLA that addressing noncommunicable diseases in Nigeria requires a holistic approach, including the implementation of appropriate pro-health taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages. Excerpts: Why is a sugar-sweetened beverage tax important, […]
Experts Link Sugary Drinks Industry To Climate Change
Health and climate experts have identified the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) industry as a major driver of the climate crisis, urging Nigeria to implement measures to curb their consumption in the interest of public health and the environment. Speaking on Friday at a webinar titled, “SSB and Climate Change: Climate Cost of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages,” organised by […]
Show Financial Commitment to Addressing Diabetes Burden, CAPPA Tells FG, States
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and state authorities to demonstrate financial commitment towards reducing the risk of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. The not-for-profit organization, in a statement following last Thursday’s celebration of the World Diabetes Day, reiterated its call for an upward review of the […]
Stakeholders Push for Increased Tax on SSBs to Combat NCDs in Nigeria
On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), in collaboration with the National Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Coalition (NSSBTC), hosted the 2024 National Conference on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax in FCT Abuja, Nigeria. Supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), the event […]
How consuming 40m litres of SSBs contributes to $2.37b cost for managing obesity, others
Public health advocates have alerted to the dangers of consuming over 40 million liters of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) by Nigerians, maintaining that it puts pressure on the health and socio-economic systems as it costs a whopping $2.37 billion (an equivalent of N3.68 trillion) yearly to manage obesity, overweight and other related ailments. Executive Director of the Corporate […]
FG committed to curb prevalence of NCDs — Health Minister
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has restated the commitment of the federal government to curb the disturbing surge of Non communicable Diseases (NCDs). The Minister made this known at a National Conference on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) Tax and Healthcare Financing in Abuja on Tuesday, themed: “Health Tax as a […]
Cost of diabetes treatment to exceed N1m by 2030, says Health Minister Ali Pate
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Muhammed Ali Pate has declared that the cost of treating diabetes, classified as a Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) will increase to over N1 million per person by the year 2030 due to sustained consumption of sugary drinks. Speaking yesterday at the National Conference on Sugar–Sweetened Beverages (SSB) Tax in Abuja, the minister lamented […]
FG pledges commitment to increase sugary beverage tax
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to raising taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to combat health issues related to excessive sugar consumption. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, stated this at the second National Conference on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SSB-Tax) and Effective Health Financing in Abuja, organised by the Corporate […]
Methodist Church Joins the SSB Tax Campaign for Healthier Communities!
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), on Saturday, October 19, 2024, took the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) Tax Campaign to over 200 leaders and members of the Methodist Church Nigeria in Lagos. The visit followed an invitation by the Archdiocese of Lagos Mainland to address the Archdiocesan Men’s Fellowship Retreat of the church on the […]
