Bloomberg Philanthropies Continues its Life-Saving Leadership In Global Fight Against Tobacco

SINGAPORE – New York City Mayor and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg announced today at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore that he will commit an additional $220 million to the global fight against tobacco use, bringing…
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WHO Report: Countries Should Require Large, Graphic Health Warnings on Tobacco Packaging

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report that calls on countries to require large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packages as part of a strategy to reduce tobacco use, the world's leading cause of preventable death. The…
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Argentina Joins Growing Movement Against Tobacco in Latin America

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has signed a tough new tobacco-control law that includes restrictions on tobacco advertising and promotions, as well as a requirement that all indoor workplaces and public places are smoke-free.

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World No Tobacco Day 2011 to Focus on Progress of Public Health Treaty

Every May 31, the World Health Organization's (WHO) World No Tobacco Day brings global attention to the growing international tobacco epidemic…
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Nepal Takes Strong Action to Protect Citizens from Tobacco Epidemic

On May 9, 2011, Nepal’s President signed off on a comprehensive tobacco control law to protect its citizens from tobacco use, one of the world’s deadliest public health epidemics.

The new legislation is an important step forward…
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China to Require Smoke-free Indoor Public Places

Nowhere is the devastating toll of tobacco more evident than in China. Smoking kills more than one million Chinese people each year — one-fifth of all deaths from tobacco worldwide.

China's Ministry of Health has announced its strongest…
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Honduras Boosts Tobacco Control Movement in Latin America

Honduras’s new tobacco control law will help to protect its citizens from the devastating effects of tobacco use, one of the world’s deadliest public health epidemics.

The new law, which took effect February 21, is an important…
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Fifth Anniversary of Global Tobacco Control Treaty Presents Opportunity For U.S. Ratification and Leadership

Washington, D.C. — The fifth anniversary of the international treaty to address the global tobacco epidemic presents a significant opportunity for President Obama to continue his strong leadership on tobacco control by submitting the treaty…
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WHO Report: Governments Could Do More to Protect Citizens from Secondhand Smoke

Washington, D.C.—A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, even as the global toll of tobacco grows, most governments are falling short in implementing the policies required by the international tobacco…
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President Putin Completes Russia’s Ratification of Tobacco Control Treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law recently approved by the State Duma making Russia the latest nation to join the World Health Organization’s international tobacco control…
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U.S. on Sidelines as Nations Launch Negotiations on Treaty to Combat Illicit Tobacco Trade

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—Beginning here today, more than 150 countries will begin negotiations on an historic international treaty to combat smuggling, counterfeiting and other illicit trade in tobacco products – a global problem that funds organized…
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Landmark WHO Report on Global Tobacco Epidemic Should Spur Urgent Action by Nations to Implement Proven Solutions

Washington, D.C. —The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a landmark report that makes clear both the devastating scope of the global tobacco epidemic – it is the leading cause of preventable death in the world today – and the fact…
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New Lancet Study: Tobacco Control Measures Are Effective and Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new study published in the December 5, 2007, issue of the scientific journal The Lancet shows…
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