Pricing policy for non-communicable disease prevention in Fiji - Brief note
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The Government of Fiji has identified action on nutrition and on diet-related Non-Communicable Diseases as a policy priority. The population of Fiji is experiencing a triple burden of malnutrition, due to the rapid dietary transition of the past 5 decades. Consumption of healthy traditional foods such as fish and seafood, staple root crops, coconuts and wild plants has decreased, while consumption of cereals and refined sugar has increased dramatically.
This brief will provide information to establish an evidence base for the application of food and beverage taxes and complementary measures to encourage dietary substitution towards healthier, local food products in Fiji.