More than 50% of health expenditure is financed through out-of-pocket payments in India,
imposing a colossal financial burden on households. Amidst the rising incidence of non …

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific are heavily reliant on imported foods
which are often nutritionally deficient, and typically high in salt, fat, and sugar. To curb …

Obesity and diet‐related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have a profound impact on
individuals, households, health care systems, and economies in low‐and middle‐income …

The evolution of nutrition patterns in Zambia has resulted in the coexistence of
undernutrition and overnutrition in the same population, the double burden of malnutrition …

Background There is a crisis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific Islands,
and poor diets are a major contributor. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic …

Objective To describe changes over time in dietary risk factor prevalence and non-
communicable disease in Pacific Island Countries (PICTs). Methods Secondary analysis of …

Background One of the challenges for countries implementing food policy measures has
been the difficulty in demonstrating impact and retaining stakeholder support. Consequently …

There are calls for governments around the world to adopt pricing policies, including taxes,
subsidies and price controls that ensure all people have access to, and can afford, healthy …

Most policy analysis methods and approaches are applied retrospectively. As a result, there
have been calls for more documentation of the political-economy factors central to health …

Obesity in Pacific Island countries (PICs) has hit crisis levels, and the consequent high non-
communicable disease (NCD) burden is devastating for their developing economies …