Point-of-Sale Tobacco Display Bans Dramatically Reduce Exposure to Tobacco Marketing

A new study in Health Education Research compares data on the impact of point-of-sale (POS) tobacco display bans in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. The study’s authors analyzed data from the International…
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advertising and promotion, marketing, point-of-sale

New Fact Sheet on the Global Cigarette Industry

A new fact sheet with information on the global cigarette industry — one of the world’s most profitable and deadliest industries — is now available.

The fact…
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companies, tobacco industry

Indonesia Tobacco Giant’s Shameful Billboard Says “DON’T QUIT”

Indonesia has been called the tobacco industry’s playground due to the country’s large number of smokers and unrestricted tobacco marketing.

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indonesia, la lights, pt djarum, tobacco industry

Turkey’s Commitment to Implementing Proven Tobacco Control Policies Leads to Significant Reduction in Tobacco’s Toll

On World No Tobacco Day, with World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan attending the announcement event in Istanbul, the Turkish Ministry of Health released the results of the 2012 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) for Turkey. The…
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global adult tobacco survey, turkey, world no tobacco day

World No Tobacco Day 2013 Calls for Tobacco Ad Ban

Tobacco control advocates around the world today are marking TAGS:

advertising and promotion, africa, global tobacco epidemic, turkey, united states of america, world no tobacco day

New Survey Shows Turkey Has Significantly Reduced Smoking, Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

WASHINGTON, DC – A report released today by Turkey’s Ministry of Health provides powerful new evidence that proven tobacco control policies…
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global adult tobacco survey, secondhand smoke, tobacco control laws, turkey

Reduction in Deaths Follow Ireland’s National Smoke-free Law

On March 29, 2004, the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to implement a national 100% smoke-free law. The comprehensive legislation included a ban on smoking in workplaces, including restaurants, pubs and bars.

A recent…
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ireland, smoke-free laws

Really Philip Morris? You don’t market to kids?

At last week's annual meeting of Philip Morris International shareholders in New York City, CEO Louis Camilleri…
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advertising and promotion, louis camilleri, philip morris international, tobacco industry

Bangladesh Enacts Landmark Tobacco Control Law

Overcoming more than four years of delays and strong tobacco industry opposition, the Parliament of Bangladesh has enacted a new law that significantly strengthens the country’s…
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bangladesh, tobacco control laws

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi of Mumbai Honored for Leading Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use in India, Giving a Voice to Tobacco Victims

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi — a cancer surgeon based at Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital — will be honored today with the Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence in recognition of his…
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india, wilkenfeld award

Euromonitor: Tobacco Industry’s Outlook Dims in Latin America as Countries Take Strong Action

Thanks to strong government action to reduce tobacco use, the tobacco industry's outlook in Latin America is dimming according to TAGS:

chile, latin america, tobacco control laws

Bloomberg Initiative Marks Milestone in Global Fight Against Tobacco

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today that the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco use has awarded 500 grants since 2007, totaling…
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bloomberg initiative, tobacco control grants

India’s Most Populous State Bans Deadly Gutka Chewing Tobacco

Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state with more than 200 million residents, has become the country's…
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india, gutka, tobacco control laws

Warning: This Concert Is Hazardous to Your Health

When young fans attended the Java Jazz music festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, earlier this month, they had to walk through concert grounds plastered with advertising for Djarum Super Mild, the cigarette brand that sponsored the concert.

When…
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concerts, indonesia, java jazz, sponsorship

Wall Street Analyst: Global Noose Tightening on Big Tobacco

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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fctc, russia, tobacco control laws, tobacco industry