[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
A new article in Think Global Health calls for a gender levy on tobacco and alcohol taxes to fund gender-smart health, combat NCDs, and address the industry’s manipulation of gender norms.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A recent article in Think Global Health<\/a> by Kent Buse, Jeni Klugman, and Elhadj As Sy proposes earmarking taxes from health-harming products like tobacco and alcohol to fund gender equity in health. The authors argue that industries have long exploited gender stereotypes to promote harmful products, disproportionately affecting women and underserved groups, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.<\/p>\n From \u201cfeminised\u201d alcohol branding to marketing cigarettes as symbols of liberation, gendered advertising fuels noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) while sidelining women in diagnosis and care. The piece spotlights examples from India, Kenya, and Nigeria where companies use targeted gendered tactics to expand consumption, often with little public accountability. Meanwhile, gender-focused public health funding remains chronically under-resourced.<\/p>\n To counter this, the authors call for a gender levy\u2014using revenue from existing sin taxes to finance gender-sensitive health policies and data systems. Drawing from models like Thailand\u2019s ThaiHealth Foundation<\/a> and the UK\u2019s Soft Drinks Industry Levy<\/a>, they argue this approach could strengthen NCD prevention while promoting justice. As the authors put it: if industries can exploit gender for profit, governments can harness taxes to protect and empower.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new article in Think Global Health calls for a gender levy on tobacco and alcohol taxes to fund gender-smart health, combat NCDs, and address the industry’s manipulation of gender norms.A recent article in Think Global Health by Kent Buse, Jeni Klugman, and Elhadj As Sy proposes earmarking taxes from health-harming products like tobacco and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":987774322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3024,3047],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987774319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987774319"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987774319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987774337,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987774319\/revisions\/987774337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987774322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987774319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987774319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987774319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}