BEVERLY SAMSON
Beverly Samson is the Project Manager of HealthJustice Philippines, overseeing the
organization’s front-of-package labeling policy initiative. She is also the Co-Convenor of the
Healthy Philippines Alliance, a network of civil society organizations fighting NCDs in the
Philippines. She led the NCD Alliance Our Views, Our Voices Initiative in the country, which
developed the Philippine Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs. As a tobacco control
advocate, she spearheaded the Bloomberg-supported program in the Philippine Civil Service
Commission, facilitating the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control Article 5.3, which prohibits tobacco industry interference in the Philippine government.
organization’s front-of-package labeling policy initiative. She is also the Co-Convenor of the
Healthy Philippines Alliance, a network of civil society organizations fighting NCDs in the
Philippines. She led the NCD Alliance Our Views, Our Voices Initiative in the country, which
developed the Philippine Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs. As a tobacco control
advocate, she spearheaded the Bloomberg-supported program in the Philippine Civil Service
Commission, facilitating the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control Article 5.3, which prohibits tobacco industry interference in the Philippine government.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Room 5 - Phillip James
10:30-12:30
OPENING COURSES: INFORMAS: EVIDENCE GENERATION TO POLICY ACTION: LESSONS FROM FOOD POLICY ADVOCACY AROUND THE WORLD
3. Country experiences and future directions
Other country experiences
3. Country experiences and future directions
Other country experiences
Speaker: Boyd Swinburn (New Zealand)
Speaker: Beverly Samson (Philippines)
Speaker: Mikhail Laurence Millan (Philippines)
Speaker: Nzama Mbalati (South Africa)
Venue
Centro de Convenções Frei Caneca
R. Frei Caneca, 569 - Bela Vista,
São Paulo - SP, 01307-001
R. Frei Caneca, 569 - Bela Vista,
São Paulo - SP, 01307-001
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