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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U.S. Institute of Medicine Report: Smoke-Free Laws Prevent Heart Attacks

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A landmark report released today by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) provides powerful new evidence that governments worldwide have no excuse for failing to enact comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws. 

The…
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Colombia Takes Strong Action to Protect Citizens from Tobacco Epidemic

Washington, D.C. – On July 21 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe signed sweeping legislation (La Ley de Control del Tabaco 1335) making Colombia one of the leading Latin American countries to take comprehensive steps to protect its citizens…
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Investigative Reports Find Growing Ties Between Cigarette Smuggling and Terrorist Organizations

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—As nations meet in Geneva this week to negotiate an international treaty to combat cigarette smuggling, new investigative journalism reports released today find an increasing link between the illicit tobacco trade…
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20th World No Tobacco Day Highlights Importance of Health Warnings

The World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day, observed every May 31, focuses global attention on the devastating toll of the international tobacco epidemic and the urgent need for nations to implement proven measures to reduce tobacco…
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PMI Targets Developing World with Marketing Tactics Prohibited or No Longer Used in U.S., Other Developed Nations

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Since being spun off from its U.S. parent company a year ago, Philip Morris International (PMI) has targeted developing countries with marketing tactics that are prohibited in the U.S. and other developed nations or that…
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Rachel Kitonyo of Kenya Honored for Leadership in Global Fight against Tobacco

WASHINGTON, D.C – Rachel Kitonyo of Kenya will receive the second annual Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence for her leadership in the fight against tobacco use in Africa and around the world.…
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Marlboro MXBeat Concert Series Defies Mexico’s National Tobacco Control Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – International and Mexican public health leaders today harshly criticized Philip Morris for its sponsorship of a four concert series entitled Marlboro MXBeat that unquestionably appeals to youth and violates Mexico’s…
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Health Advocates Call on Philip Morris International to End Concert Sponsorships in Indonesia

WASHINGTON, D.C.—For the second time in less than a year Indonesian public health leaders and public health leaders from around the world are calling on Philip Morris International to withdraw its sponsorship of a major music concert that appeals…
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