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Non-communicable disease governance in the era of the sustainable development goals: a qualitative analysis of food industry framing in WHO consultations by Lauber, Kathrin, Ralston, Rob, Mialon, Mélissa, Carriedo, Angela, Gilmore, Anna B

“…The UN system's shift towards multistakeholder governance, now embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), invites a broad range of actors, including…”
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Reconceptualising the commercial determinants of health: bringing institutions in by Ralston, Rob, Godziewski, Charlotte, Brooks, Eleanor

“…The concept of the ‘commercial determinants of health’ (CDOH) has been developed by public health researchers as a way to describe the political economy of…”
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Fifty shades of partnerships: a governance typology for public private engagement in the nutrition sector by Patay, Dori, Ralston, Rob, Palu, Aliyah, Jones, Alexandra, Webster, Jacqui, Buse, Kent

“…Multistakeholder collaboration has emerged as a dominant approach for engaging and mobilising non-state actors; notably embedded in the paradigm of the UN…”
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Towards Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy? An Analysis of Submissions to a Consultation on a Draft WHO Tool by Ralston, Rob, Hil, Sarah E, da Silva Gomes, Fabio, Collin, Jeff

“…With multi-stakeholder approaches central to efforts to address global health challenges, debates around conflict of interest (COI) are increasingly prominent…”
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Can public health reconcile profits and pandemics? An analysis of attitudes to commercial sector engagement in health policy and research by Collin, Jeff, Hill, Sarah E, Kandlik Eltanani, Mor, Plotnikova, Evgeniya, Ralston, Rob, Smith, Katherine E

“…Public health's terms of engagement with unhealthy commodity industries (alcohol, tobacco and ultra-processed food and drinks) have become increasingly…”
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Governing ultra‐processed food and alcohol industries: the presence and role of non‐government organisations in Australia by Patay, Dori, Friel, Sharon, Townsend, Belinda, Baum, Fran, Collin, Jeff, Cullerton, Katherine, Dain, Katie, Holmes, Rodney, Martin, Jane, Ralston, Rob, Westerman, Lucy

“…The roles of non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) in regulating harmful commodity industries (HCIs) are understudied. The aim of this paper is to identify the…”
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A framework of NGO inside and outside strategies in the commercial determinants of health: findings from a narrative review by Townsend, Belinda, Johnson, Timothy D, Ralston, Rob, Cullerton, Katherine, Martin, Jane, Collin, Jeff, Baum, Fran, Arnanz, Liz, Holmes, Rodney, Friel, Sharon

“…Abstract Background Public health scholarship has uncovered a wide range of strategies used by industry actors to promote their products and influence…”
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Lacking Clarity or Strategic Ambiguity? Comment on "Competing Frames in Global Health Governance: An Analysis of Stakeholder Influence on the Political Declaration on Non-communicable Diseases" by Carriedo, Angela, Lauber, Kathrin, Miller, Margaret M, Ralston, Rob

“…This commentary engages with Suzuki and colleagues' analysis about the ambiguity of multi-stakeholder discourses in the United Nations (UN) Political…”
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The new WHO Foundation — global health deserves better by Maani, Nason, Van Schalkwyk, May CI, Petticrew, Mark, Ralston, Rob, Collin, Jeff

“…The need to address major public health issues may conflict with vested interests such as powerful transnational companies that serve as the vectors of…”
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The informal governance of public-private partnerships in UK obesity policy: Collaborating on calorie reduction or reducing effectiveness? by Ralston, Rob

“…Collaboration between governments and non-state actors has emerged as the dominant mode of policy making to address a wide range of public and global health…”
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Tobacco use and COVID-19 in Ghana: generating evidence to support policy and practice by Singh, Arti, Logo, Divine Darlington, Dobbie, Fiona, Ralston, Rob, Davidson, Fiona, Bauld, Linda, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected over 45 million people and caused over a million deaths globally. Tobacco use, a threat to public health…”
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Advancing tobacco control research in Ghana: findings from a meeting with key stakeholders by Singh, Arti, Dobbie, Fiona, Logo, Divine D, Davidson, Fiona, Ralston, Rob, Wirenkyi, Patricia A, Doku, David, Britton, John, Bauld, Linda, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

“…Prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is growing globally, with the greatest increase in NCD deaths expected to occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over…”
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Reconciling profits and pandemics? An analysis of attitudes to commercial sector engagement in health policy and research by Collin, Jeff, Plotnikova, Evgeniya, Kandlik Eltanani, Mor, Ralston, Rob, Hill, Sarah, Smith, Katherine

“…Background: Public health's terms of engagement with unhealthy commodity industries (alcohol, tobacco and ultra-processed food and drinks) have become…”
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Systemic inhibition of tumor growth and tumor metastases by intramuscular administration of the endostatin gene by Min, Wang, Blezinger, Paul, Wang, Jijun, Gondo, Margaret, Quezada, Abraham, Mehrens, Dorothy, French, Martha, Singhal, Arun, Sullivan, Sean, Rolland, Alain, Ralston, Rob

“…Tumors require ongoing angiogenesis to support their growth. Inhibition of angiogenesis by production of angiostatic factors should be a viable approach for…”
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Why medical products must not be excluded from the Global Plastics Treaty by Street, Alice, Stringer, Ruth, Mangesho, Peter, Ralston, Rob, Greene, Jeremy

“…Manufacturers created demand for disposables through advertising and offered convenience for staff and administrators alike.3 But conflating the normalisation…”
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Firm foundation or neglected cornerstone? The paradox of Article 5.3 implementation and the challenge of strengthening tobacco control governance by Ralston, Rob, Bialous, Stella, Collin, Jeff

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'They have a right to participate as a stakeholder': Article 5.3 implementation and government interactions with the tobacco industry in Ethiopia by Hirpa, Selamawit, Ralston, Rob, Deressa, Wakgari, Collin, Jeff

“…This paper explores implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Ethiopia. The analysis highlights how operationalising…”
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'That is a Ministry of Health thing': Article 5.3 implementation in Uganda and the challenge of whole-of-government accountability by Male, Denis, Ralston, Rob, Nyamurungi, Kellen, Collin, Jeff

“…While Uganda has made legislative progress towards implementing Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), ongoing challenges in…”
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The WHO Foundation in global health governance: Depoliticizing corporate philanthropy by Ralston, Rob, Wagner-Rizvi, Tracey, van Schalkwyk, May CI, Maani, Nason, Collin, Jeff

“…The creation of the WHO Foundation during the COVID-19 pandemic represents a significant institutional development in the politics of financing the World…”
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Corporate interests and the UN treaty on plastic pollution: neglecting lessons from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by Ralston, Rob, Carlini, Giulia, Johns, Paula, Lencucha, Raphael, Radvany, Rachel, Shah, Dharmesh, Collin, Jeff

“…The political commitment of UN member states to negotiate an international treaty on plastic pollution offers a chance to tackle the global plastics crisis and…”
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