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New PAHO representative meets with senior health officials
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior health officials in the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the BVI Health Services Authority welcomed and met with the new regional representative of the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Merle J. Lewis, as part of her familiarization tour of Caribbean member states last Wednesday.
Raising taxes on sodas an alternative to curb unhealthy diet
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the results from a Global School based Health Survey (GSHS) that showed over 60 percent of high school students drinking one or more soft drinks per day, a PAHO advisor suggested one way to reduce the intake, which is a serious health issue, is by raising taxes on carbonated beverages.
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