Global Tobacco Control Updates
Wall Street Analyst: Global Noose Tightening on Big Tobacco
15 Mar 2013Tobacco Unfiltered Blog |
As smoking has declined in higher-income countries, multinational tobacco companies such as Philip Morris International have targeted low- and middle-income countries as their main opportunities to increase sales and profits.
Now, these countries…
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Canadian Cancer Society Releases Updated Status Report on Pack Warning Labels
25 Jan 2013Research Alert |
The Canadian Cancer Society released an updated version of the "Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report." Previous editions were published in 2008 and 2010.
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article 11, canadian cancer society, fctc, graphic warning labels
Smoke-free laws reduce hospitalizations for cardiac, cerebrovascular, and respiratory diseases
07 Dec 2012Research Alert |
A meta-analysis published in the journal Circulation examined the association between smoke-free laws and hospitalizations for various cardiac, cerebrovascular, and respiratory diseases. Findings were based on an analysis of 45 studies of 33 smoke-free…
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Report: Graphic Cigarette Warnings Spread Worldwide
14 Nov 2012Tobacco Unfiltered Blog |
Consumers around the world are learning the deadly truth about smoking thanks to the growing adoption of large, graphic cigarette warnings.
Sixty-three countries and territories now require graphic warnings, an 85 percent increase since 2010,…
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Russian Government Vows Tough Tobacco Control Legislation
16 Oct 2012Tobacco Unfiltered Blog |
UPDATE (Oct. 18, 2012): Following Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's speech earlier this week, Russia's Cabinet of Ministers today TAGS:
Bloomberg Philanthropies Continues its Life-Saving Leadership In Global Fight Against Tobacco
22 Mar 2012Press Release |
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
07 Jul 2011News |
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
14 Jun 2011News |
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
31 May 2011News |
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
10 May 2011News |
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
24 Mar 2011News |
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
22 Feb 2011News |
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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brazil, buenos aires, fctc, honduras, latin america, sponsorship, tobacco control laws, uruguay
Fifth Anniversary of Global Tobacco Control Treaty Presents Opportunity For U.S. Ratification and Leadership
26 Feb 2010Press Release |
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
09 Dec 2009Press Release |
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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fctc, framework convention on tobacco control, secondhand smoke, who, world
President Putin Completes Russia’s Ratification of Tobacco Control Treaty
25 Apr 2008Press Release |
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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