The burden of overweight and obesity have been escalating globally, which contributed to over 5 million deaths in 2019. Historically, obesity was primarily a concern for high-income countries (HICs), but...
South Asia, historically plagued by undernutrition and food insecurity, is seeing worrying trends in overweight and obesity, often alongside undernutrition and nutrient deficiencies. With more than half...
A ticking time bomb: at 83 percent, Tonga is facing some of the highest NCD-related death rates in the world. People in Tonga have adopted very unhealthy dietary behaviors. Fifty percent of Tongan households’...
This report provides the Government of Tonga and policy makers with a versatile tool to underpin evidence-based nutrition policy measures for improved population health and nutrition. Healthy populations...
As part of the dissemination strategy of the evaluation report of Tonga’s NCD taxation policy, the government of Tonga and the World Bank team jointly conducted a series of community and stakeholder dissemination...