Kivu was asked by Cancer Research UK to explore the extent to which the significant cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA) might open new opportunities to implement taxation increases on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
To assess the opportunities and identify potential pathways to impact across these countries, the Kivu team combined desk research with study visits, conducting more than seventy key informant interviews with politicians, ministries of finance and health, revenue authorities, multilateral donors, international embassies, civil society including think tanks, academics, NGOs and health advocates.