Project title: Developing evidence and action towards a double-duty food-based policy bundle to ensure healthier diets in Ghana (Healthier Diets for Healthy Lives Project) The Healthier Diets for Healthy Lives (HD4HL) Project is seeking highly qualified individuals to apply for a PhD Studentship tenable at the University of Ghana. The details applicable to the position […]
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CAPHA empowers Journalists in healthier diets advocacy
In a proactive step toward cultivating healthier dietary habits and environments, the Coalition of Actors for Public Health Advocacy (CAPHA) and its partners recently organized a one-day training workshop for journalists as part of the Healthier Diets for Healthy Lives (HD4HL) Project. The collaborative effort includes influential organizations such as the Ghana NCD Alliance, Ghana […]
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Coalition of Public Health Association Organizes Float in Kumasi to Raise Awareness on Food Policy Bundle
The Coalition of Actors for Public Health Advocacy organized a highly successful float in Kumasi as part of their advocacy activities for the HD4HL (Healthy Diets for Healthy Lives) project. The float, which took place on Wednesday, February 14th, aimed to create awareness and promote the development of food-related fiscal policies in Ghana. […]
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All you need to know about Ghana’s policy bundle initiative on healthier diets
The Ministry of Health and its partners have launched a “double-duty policy bundle initiative” to assure healthier diets and reduce the double burden of malnutrition in Ghana Despite the prevalence of infectious diseases, undernutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are expected to become the primary cause of mortality in Africa by 2030. Suboptimal diets […]
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The University of Ghana, Ministry of Health, FDA, NDPC, and CAPHA Awarded a Grant to Develop Healthy Food Environment Policies
Professor Amos Laar of the School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, and his team have been awarded a grant by The Rockefeller Foundation and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC-Canada). The award ceremony took place during the launch of a project, titled, ‘Developing evidence and action toward a double-duty food-based policy bundle to […]
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A4H,HD4HL coalition applaud government’s fiscal policy approach to addressing unhealthy diets
The Advocating for Health (A4H) and the Healthier Diets for Healthy Lives (HD4HL) Coalition, comprising academics, researchers, civil society organizations, and partners from government ministries, departments, and agencies have commended the Government of Ghana for the proposal to tax sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as part of the Ghana Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2022. The commendation was […]
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