ArticleGlobalization and health2018
The development and implementation of a new import duty on palm oil to reduce non-communicable disease in Fiji.
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- Food tax policies in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: systematic policy review.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- The role of the private sector in noncommunicable disease prevention and management in low- and middle-income countries: a series of systematic reviews and thematic syntheses.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Review
- Scaling up food pricing policies in the Pacific: a guide to action.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- The tide of dietary risks for noncommunicable diseases in Pacific Islands: an analysis of population NCD surveys.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Health Taxes on Tobacco, Alcohol, Food and Drinks in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Policy Content, Actors, Process and Context.International journal of health policy and management · 2022Article
- Barriers and facilitators to the introduction of import duties designed to prevent noncommunicable disease in Tonga: a case study.Globalization and health · 2021Article
- Fruit and vegetable import duty reduction in Fiji to prevent obesity and non-communicable diseases: a case study.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- The palm oil industry and noncommunicable diseases.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundNon communicable diseases (NCD) place a significant health burden on Pacific Island countries including Fiji. Policy interventions to curb NCDs have been implemented in Fiji including a 32% increase in the import duty on palm oil. This study aims to analyse the development and implementation of the increase in palm oil import duty in Fiji. Also, to document the policy process, identify barriers and facilitators during implementation and to examine the impact of the new import duty on import volumes.
methodsData were collected through key informant interviews with private stakeholders, government officials and supermarket managers. Transcripts were analysed thematically. Import volumes were analysed for the 2010-2015 period.
resultsFacilitators of policy development and implementation included stakeholder awareness of the health implications of palm oil, preparation of a comprehensive policy briefing paper, and inter-sectoral support and leadership. This decrease in the availability of palm oil was encouraging however, it may have been counteracted to some extent by industry relabelling the product as vegetable oil.
conclusionsBarriers to policy changes need to be anticipated during the policy development process. Whilst the decline in imports probably reduced population consumption, further research is needed to determine if this translated to a population wide reduction in saturated fat.
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