SSB tax revenue should fund primary healthcare, screening — Senate

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The Nigerian Senate Committee on Health recommends using revenue from the proposed Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) tax to fund primary healthcare and health screening programs. This proposal aims to improve health outcomes and address public health priorities through targeted funding.

By John Alechenu, ABUJA The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Secondary and Tertiary Services, Senator Ipalibo Banigo, has urged the Federal Government to channel revenue from the proposed Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) Tax to primary healthcare and screening programmes. Banigo made the call in Abuja on Thursday when she received members of a coalition […] The post SSB tax revenue should fund primary healthcare, screening — Senate appeared first on Vanguard News.