The latest issue of the NCD and Poverty Research Network's newsletter is here!

In this issue, the Network uses a commercial determinants of health approach to take a closer look at the transport industry. Read on for a comparison of tactics used by both the tobacco industry and transport industry, and explore how we can apply the lessons learned from tobacco control to this threat to our health.

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The NCD and Poverty Research Network is a virtual network of researchers, advocates, and other individuals interested in exploring the links between non-communicable diseases and poverty. Initiated in 2009 as the Tobacco and Poverty Network, the network includes members from countries throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas. In 2013, its focus expanded to include non-communicable diseases.