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Virgin Blogger Blog of Saturday, 29 March 2025
Source: Christopher A. Ranson
The Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA), in collaboration with the Coalition of Actors of Public Health Advocacy (CAPHA), organized an *Advocacy Walk for Healthier Diets* to promote healthy eating habits in Ghana.
Held under the theme *”Ensuring Healthier Diets in Ghana with Evidence and Actions Towards a Double Duty Food Policy Bundle,”* the walk began at the Osu Presbyterian school Park, passing through the principal streets of Osu, streets between the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labor and Employment, through Tema station, before passing through the street of Parliament House of Ghana and ending the walk at the starting point (OSU presby Park).
Speaking at the event, Mr. Benjamin Anabila, Director of INSLA, urged the government to adopt key policy measures to improve public health through nutrition. These policies include Public Food Procurement and Service Policy, Front-of-Pack Labeling , Food Marketing Restrictions, and Food-Related Fiscal Policies.
Public Food Procurement and Service Policy seeks to ensure that food served and procured in public settings like hospitals, schools, prisons, restaurants, etc will promote healthy diets. Front-of-Pack Labeling policy is to ensure that food products are labelled in ways that consumers can read and understand clearly so that it can inform their Food choices. Food Marketing Restrictions seeks to ensure that the advertisement of unhealthy diets on television is restricted to protect our kids from unhealthy diets. Food-Related Fiscal Policy seeks to promote the taxation of unhealthy diet like sugary drinks, fats, salts and the likes to deter people from consuming them.
These policies will ensure that food consumed by the populace is healthy.
Mr. Anabila also advised the general public to be mindful of their dietary choices to prevent non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke.
The advocacy walk aimed to raise awareness about the importance of healthy eating and encourage the government to take evidence-based actions for a healthier nation.
Participants included public health experts, civil society organizations, academia, and concerned citizens, all united in their call for better nutrition policies in Ghana.
