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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jeremy Farrar

Voices: Taxes on alcohol and smoking can help countries facing severe aid cuts

We are confronting a dual crisis: rising health needs and shrinking health budgets.

Healthcare is too often described as expensive. But what is rarely acknowledged is that the cost of inaction is far greater – measured in lives lost, communities weakened, futures cut short and economic growth.

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