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In an interview with Aristegui Live, Paula Jones co-founder of ACTBR and Diego RodriguezCoordinator of the Alliance for Noncommunicable Diseases of Uruguay, discussed in detail the series published
In an interview with Aristegui Live, Paula Jones co-founder of ACTBR and Diego RodriguezCoordinator of the Alliance for Noncommunicable Diseases of Uruguay, discussed in detail the series published in Lancet: “Commercial Determinants of Health.”
These articles are dedicated to public health policyespecially those associated with risk factors chronic diseases non-infectious and food industries.
The series “seeks to comprehend how the system works and what is the business model. It also explores the relationships and interventions of commercial actors in health policy,” Paula Jones detailed.
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Paula Jones highlighted success tobacco control policy and marked the twentieth anniversary of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. However, he expressed regret about lack of similar progress on dietary risk factors and alcohol consumption, highlighting alarming global rates of chronic non-communicable diseases.
“Unfortunately, when we look at dietary risk factors, eating ultra-processed foods or drinking alcohol, we don’t have the same achievements. And this is reflected in global indicators of how far we are from meeting targets for reducing the chronic non-communicable diseases that kill the most people in the world today. More than 70% of the population is premature“, said.
In turn, Diego Rodriguez focused on the usefulness of articles published Lancet How tool for action.
Rodriguez emphasized the relevance of the example of Uruguay, a country that won a lawsuit against Philip Morris, emphasizing the sovereignty of governments in the area of health.
“For many years we have tried to ensure that regulatory policy moves forward.control the spread of these commercial determinants which are expressed in industry intervention for commercial purposes,” he said.
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He also noted that the solution to the health crisis created by the current food industry is It’s not within the same companies, “Because it comes with regulation, and they want it to be unregulated. This means they have to pay taxes, and what they don’t want to do is pay taxes. Moreover, they know that the issue of taxes is very sensitive among the population, especially when they also “They benefit from huge budget incentives.”
He therefore recommended that government, companies and civil society value healthcare above profit or other interests.
He expressed it similarly multinational corporations create extreme levels of pollution, However, under the motto “Socially Responsible Company,” they act as if they are doing their part to save the planet.
“There are many companies that eventually become contaminated with plastic, but in other way they plant three trees and they tell you they are cooperating with the environment,” he said.
Both experts emphasized the importance base policy on scientific evidence and discussed future solutions such as markings on the front side, institutional environmental measures and restrictions on advertising. In addition, they emphasized the effectiveness taxes reduce access to harmful products.
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Jones concluded the interview by emphasizing the need for public debate and awareness: “It is very important that we have the opportunity to debate with people, not just opinion makers and politicians. “We all need to talk about this problem.”
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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