Barriers to, and facilitators of, the adoption of a sugar sweetened beverage tax to prevent non-communicable diseases in Namibia: a policy landscape analysis

• Main Authors: Hans Justus Amukugo (Author), Safura Abdool Karim (Author), Anne Marie Thow (Author), Agnes Erzse (Author), Petronell Kruger (Author), Abel Karera (Author), Karen Hofman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nutrition-related non-communicable diseases contribute to approximately half of the premature deaths in Namibia. Westernisation and urbanisation of communities have resulted in changing dietary patterns that see people eating more refined and high sugar content foods that are a risk for...