Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Global Tobacco Control Updates

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Honors HHS Assistant Secretary Howard Koh and Australia Attorney-General Nicola Roxon for Fighting Tobacco and Saving Lives

  PRESS RELEASE | 16 May 2012
  The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids will present Dr. Howard Koh, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, and Nicola Roxon, Australia’s Attorney-General and former Health Minister, with its highest honor, the Champion Award, for their tireless and innovative efforts to reduce tobacco use and stop the tobacco industry from addicting a new generation of smokers.

• Dr. Veronica Schoj of Argentina Honored for Leadership in Global Fight Against Tobacco

  PRESS RELEASE | 16 May 2012
  Dr. Veronica Schoj of Argentina will be honored with the 2012 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence for her leadership in the fight against tobacco use in Argentina and throughout Latin America. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids will present Dr. Schoj with the award at its annual awards gala on May 17, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

• Russia Requires Graphic Health Warning Labels

  NEWS | 15 May 2012
  Signaling important progress in the global fight against tobacco, the Russian Ministry of Health recently issued a decree mandating the implementation of graphic health warnings on all cigarette packs sold within the country. The collection of 12 graphic warnings – which will be required on tobacco packaging starting in May, 2013 - will cover 50 percent of the backside of each pack, while 30 percent of the front display will simply and boldly state that tobacco kills.

• U.S. Health Groups Support USTR Efforts to Protect Tobacco Control Measures under Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement

  PRESS RELEASE | 14 May 2012
  Four leading U.S. public health groups are supporting reported efforts by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to protect nations' authority to enact measures to reduce tobacco use under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement the U.S. is negotiating with eight other countries, and urge USTR to present its proposal this week during negotiations in Dallas.

• A “Responsible” Tobacco Company? Philip Morris International’s Actions Contradict CEO’s Claim

  TOBACCO UNFILTERED BLOG | 11 May 2012
  Confronted by activists – including youth who traveled to New York City to attend Philip Morris International’s annual shareholders meeting this week – Philip Morris CEO Louis Camilleri again played down the deadly consequences of his company’s products and claimed the company acts responsibly when the evidence shows otherwise.

• UPDATE: Controversial China Tobacco Research Withdrawn from Prize Competition

  TOBACCO UNFILTERED BLOG | 04 May 2012
  Health advocates and scientists in China have won a major victory by forcing the withdrawal of research by the China National Tobacco Company from consideration for a prestigious national science prize. The Ministry of Science and Technology announced the withdrawal, which came after the nomination sparked outrage among Chinese and international scientific and public health leaders.

• Immediate Implementation of MPOWER Package Can Save Tens of Millions of Lives

  RESEARCH ALERT | 27 Apr 2012
  A new study just released in Tobacco Control looks for the first time at future global smoking trends if countries immediately implement the World Health Organization’s MPOWER package of effective and scientifically-proven measures to reduce tobacco use.

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