Tonga has experienced a high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the past two decades. The increase in behavioral-related risk factors such as smoking, poor diet (for example, high in sugar, salt, trans-fat and saturated fat, and low in fruit, vegetables, legumes, fish etc.), harmful alcohol intake, and physical inactivity are acknowledged as the major contributing factors to the rise in NCDs in Tonga. In response to the rise in NCDs, in...
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2021/10/05
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Policy Note
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164769
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2021/10/05
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Key Findings from the NCD Taxation Evaluation Policy Note : Report Highlight (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/166641633401077882