Global Tobacco Control Updates

Report: Higher Tobacco Taxes in Mexico Would Prevent up to 1 Million Deaths
29 Apr 2010
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Raising tobacco taxes will help decrease the deadly toll of tobacco in Mexico and enhance government revenues, according to a new report issued by a team of Mexican and international economists.

The Economics of Tobacco and Taxation in Mexico—…
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bloomberg initiative, mpower

Report: More Than Half of Egyptian Adults Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in the Workplace
29 Apr 2010
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Egypt has released the final results from its Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). This standardized survey tracks tobacco use, exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke, and tobacco control measures.

Highlights from the GATS Egypt survey include:


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global adult tobacco survey