Masu ruwa da tsaki Sun Yi Kira Ga Gwamnati Ta Aiwatar da Manufofin Abinci mai Inganci

A wani taro da kungiyar National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) da Gatefield suka shirya a Abuja, masu ruwa da tsaki a fannin kiwon lafiya sun dorawa gwamnatin tarayya alhakin aiwatar da manufofin abinci mai inganci, musamman harajin Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB), wanda kwanan nan hukumar ta bullo da shi. Sun kuma bukaci gwamnatin tarayya da ta ayyana harajin N10 ga kowace lita kan duk wani abin sha da ba na barasa ba, carbonated da kuma kayan zaki kamar yadda yake kunshe a cikin dokar kudi ta 2021.

KU KARANTA KUMA: Gwamnatin Najeriya ta kai kara kan samar da abinci mai inganci.

Wata ‘yar jarida mai fafutukar kare lafiya ta Gatefield, Rachel Abujah, ta ce a halin yanzu Najeriya ba ta da ingantacciyar manufar abinci, ta kara da cewa kamata ya yi gwamnati ta ayyana haraji tare da ware shi domin kiwon lafiya.

Abujah ta kuma dorawa gwamnati alhakin tabbatar da cewa an yi amfani da kudaden da ake samu daga harajin yadda ya kamata, tare da ware masu domin inganta lafiyar al’umma.

Har ila yau, da take jawabi a wajen taron, kwararre kan harkokin bayar da shawarwari a Gatefield, Shirley Ewang, ta jaddada bukatar kara karfafa shawarwarin samar da abinci da kuma kara harajin sukari a Najeriya, inda ta koka da cewa, abin takaici ne yadda a halin yanzu masana’antar sha suka ja da baya kan harajin. da kiran a cire shi.

Sai dai wata wakiliya daga Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Joy Amafah, ta yi karin haske kan yadda cututtuka masu saurin yaduwa (NCDs) ke karuwa a kasar da kuma mahimmancin manufofin abinci mai inganci wajen ragewa da hana su.

Ta jaddada cewa, a duniya, haraji ya kasance hanya mai inganci wajen rage cin abinci mara kyau, inda ta nuna cewa, an riga an fara aiwatar da harajin sukari a kasashen Amurka, Mexico, da Afirka ta Kudu, yayin da bincike ya nuna cewa ya taimaka wajen rage cin abinci mara kyau.