Global Tobacco Control Updates
Russia Requires Graphic Health Warning Labels
15 May 2012News |
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…
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Australia Provides Global Leadership in Fight against Tobacco By Requiring Plain Cigarette Packaging
10 Nov 2011Press Release |
WASHINGTON, DC — The government of Australia has shown tremendous courage and leadership in the global fight against tobacco use by enacting the world's first law requiring that all cigarettes be sold in plain packaging, free of colorful…
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WHO Report Finds Measurable Progress in Global Fight against Tobacco, But Countries Must Step Up Efforts
07 Jul 2011Press Release |
WASHINGTON, DC — A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that countries are making significant, measurable progress in implementing large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packages and other proven measures…
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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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New Lancet Study: Tobacco Control Measures Are Effective and Affordable
06 Dec 2007Press Release |
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new study published in the December 5, 2007, issue of the scientific journal The Lancet shows…
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fctc, graphic warning labels, smoke-free laws, taxation and price
India, UK Join Growing List of Countries To Require Pictorial Tobacco Warnings
05 Oct 2007Press Release |
India and the United Kingdom have become the latest countries to require large picture warnings on all packs of cigarettes and other tobacco products, demonstrating global support for this important measure to reduce tobacco use. At least 14 countries…
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