Tonga

INFORMAS in Tonga

Dr Jillian T Wate

Deputy Director of Research

Pacific Research Centre for the Prevention of Obesity and Non-communicable Diseases (C-POND)

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Fiji National University, Fiji

Phone: +323 3254

E-mail: jillian.wate@fnu.ac.fj

Module Status (as of May 2018) Outputs
Public Sector (Food EPI)
Private Sector
Food Composition
Food Labelling
Food Promotion
  • Advertising around schools
    • Protocol adapted for Tonga and assessment done
    • TV, radio, billboards, posters on shops near schools, sponsorship
    • Report for WHO, Pacific Office
    • Seeking permission to publish
Food Prices
Food Retail
  • Food retail around schools
    • Protocol adapted for Tonga and assessment done
    • Type and proportion of retail outlets around schools
    • Report for WHO Pacific Office
    • Seeking permission to publish
Food Provision
Food Trade & Investment