Period

2018-2021

Researchers

Andrea Alcaraz (IP), Andrés Pichon Riviere (IP), Ariel Bardach, Alfredo Palacios, Agustín Ciapponi, Federico Augustovski, Sebastián García Martí, Belén Rodriguez, Darío Balán, Lucas Perelli

Objectives

The general objective of this project is to promote the implementation of policies to control the excessive consumption of sugary drinks that are the highest priority for Latin America and the Caribbean. This will be done through empowering decision makers and meeting information needs, generating evidence-based knowledge at the country level to support appropriate selection and successful implementation of the best set of interventions according to the local context in four countries in the region: Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago. This project will provide a framework and methods scalable to other countries and/or regions

Funders

IDRC

Type of study

Attributable disease burden study