As part of a policy to curb the rising cases of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases, NCDs, in Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuemeka Ubaka, Commissioner for Health, Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare Management in Imo, has called for a significant increase in the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, SSBs.

Ubaka made the call on Tuesday while delivering the Annual Lecture Series of the Dora Akunyili College of Pharmacy, titled “Sip Smart, Live Long: Why Taxing Sugary Drinks Makes Sense”, at Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo.

The commissioner, who is a pharmacist, opined that excessive sugar consumption was fuelling a health crisis, pushing millions of Africans into poverty due to escalating healthcare costs.




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