Trade and Public Health

Author: Benn McGrady
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1107008417
Category: Medical

Trade and Public Health: The WTO, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Diet

Non-communicable diseases, associated with risk factors such as tobacco consumption, poor diet, and alcohol use, represent a growing health burden around the world. Download Trade and Public Health medical books for free.
The seriousness of non-communicable diseases is reflected in the adoption of international instruments such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health; and the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. In line with these instruments, states are beginning to use measures such as taxes, restrictions on marketing, product regulation, and labeling measures for public health purposes. This book examines the extent to which the law of the World Trade Organization restricts domestic implementation of Get Trade and Public Health our bestseller medical books.

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The seriousness of non-communicable diseases is reflected in the adoption of international instruments such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health; and the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol This book examines the extent to which the law of the World Trade Organization restricts domestic implementation of

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