Monday, November 29, 2010

The African Tobacco Control Consortium Launches a Virtual Resource Centre for Tobacco Control

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Lagos  - The African Tobacco Control Consortium (ATCC), a coalition of public health organizations focused on preventing  the tobacco epidem...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Reducing tobacco-related deaths in Africa

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-Alexander Chiejina As stakeholders advocate passage of Nigeria Tobacco Control Bill African nations seem poised to undergo the highest...

HEALTH WINS, TOBACCO INDUSTRY FAILS

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Barring a last-minute problem in plenary today, delegates can go home with the satisfaction of having collectively stood up to the biggest t...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

New report exposes how tobacco companies undermine WHO health policy : Uruguay proposes resolution calling for unity in face of tobacco industry interference

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  A new investigative report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists   exposes a wide range of tactics employed by the ...
Monday, November 15, 2010

‘Tobacco-induced death on the rise worldwide’

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Deaths from diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDs and malaria are declining while those induced by tobacco consumption are on the increase...

HHS announces new tobacco strategy and proposed new warnings and graphics for cigarette packs and advertisements

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new comprehensive tobacco control strategy that includes proposed new bolder h...
Sunday, November 7, 2010

TOBACCO CONTROL GROUPS RAISE ALARM OVER TOBACCO INDUSTRY’s ATTACKS ON FCTC UNDER GUISE OF PROTECTING FARMERS

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Lagos, November 5, 2010 -   As Parties to the global tobacco treaty prepare for their biennial meeting in Uruguay, the African Tobacco Con...