Conversations on tax policy design, implementation and the accessibility of healthy foods in the Caribbean
Join us on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. (AST/EDT) for the webinar "Conversations on tax policydesign, implementation and the accessibility of healthy foods in the Caribbean", organized by the Caribbean Public Health Law Forum, which is integrated by tht Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Caribbean Court of Justice Academy, the University of West Indies (UWI) and the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC).
AGENDA
- Health Tax Resource, modeling and monitoring - Overview of the status in the CRB and the region of the Americas
- Itziar Delia Belausteguigoitia, Pan American Health Organization (Washington)
- Critical considerations in tax policy design and implementation, including monitoring, challenges and data needs.
- Miriam Alvarado, University of Cambridge and University of the West Indies
- Health tax revenue use: Evidence, policy considerations and country experience
- Danielle Bloom, World Bank
- Balancing the considerations- Making Healthy Foods more Accessible
- Dr. Antonio Alleyne, University of the West Indies (UWI Cave Hill)
- Role of civil society in the promotion of SSB taxes as instrument of public health policies
- Rachel Morrison, Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- DATE: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- TIME: 11:30 a.m. (Bridgetown time or EDT) [See the bottom of this page for schedules in other cities]
- LANGUAGES: English.
- REGISTER: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G36hXd9DT1qNbll_CO0vtA#/registration
TIME IN OTHER CITIES
- 8:30 a.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver
- 9:30 a.m. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San José (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 10:300 a.m. – Bogotá, Panama City, Kingston, Lima
- 11:30 a.m. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Quito, Washington D.C., Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, Nassau, Ottawa, San Juan, Santo Domingo
- 12:30 p.m. – Asunción, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
- 5:30 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid
For other cities, please check the local time on this link.