Alcohol-related harm is a public health issue, not a lifestyle choice 13/12/2021 Adam Karpati & Dina Mired The numbers are staggering. Yet, amidst a blizzard of advertising and misinformation, most people don’t realize that alcohol is one of the world’s leading killers. Across the globe, approximately 3 million people each year die from alcohol-related causes. Many people are aware of the toll of alcohol-related car crashes and are familiar with some […] Continue reading -> Summit Needs to Restore Control of Our Food Systems to Local Producers and Communities 23/09/2021 Dina Mired Home-cooked food is a serious matter in the Middle East and family mealtimes are sacrosanct. We are known for our hospitality. We go all out for our guests. People have strong and definite opinions about food, and family recipes are secrets handed down from generation to generation. As a child, I took our cuisine for […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading ->
Summit Needs to Restore Control of Our Food Systems to Local Producers and Communities 23/09/2021 Dina Mired Home-cooked food is a serious matter in the Middle East and family mealtimes are sacrosanct. We are known for our hospitality. We go all out for our guests. People have strong and definite opinions about food, and family recipes are secrets handed down from generation to generation. As a child, I took our cuisine for […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading ->
A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading ->