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[Asia, India] Nagaland records 57% prevalence of tobacco use
Nagaland State observed 'World No Tobacco Day' under the theme 'Ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship' at the Conference Hall of Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima on May 31.
Jun 1, 2013
Morung Express (in)
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Jun 2, 2013 09:53
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Iranians waste away 8 million dollars in smoking every day
Seyyed Hassan Moein Shirazi, in an interview with the Persian service of the Mehr News on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, said that Iran was the first country to approve the comprehensive tobacco control law in 2006, but unfortunately
Jun 1, 2013
Tehran Times
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Jun 2, 2013 09:48
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[Bangladesh] Rising tobacco use sparks concerns
The tobacco control law of 2005 provides for bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship, smoking in public places and public transports and requirements for warning on cigarette packets. However, direct tobacco advertising had been banned only for sm
Jun 1, 2013
Dhaka Tribune (bd)
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Jun 2, 2013 09:46
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[Bangladesh] Anti-tobacco campaigners link smoking to poverty
Anti-tobacco platform Adhunik and World Health Organization (WHO) jointly organised a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club, where speakers demanded strong government monitoring of cigarette-makers who, they say, lure farmers to cultivate tobacco on cropla
Jun 1, 2013
Dhaka Tribune (bd)
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Jun 2, 2013 09:44
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[Canada] Youths spearhead petition on smoking ban
Local youths are spearheading an online campaign that calls for smoke-free outdoor spaces in Grey-Bruce. In conjunction with the Grey-Bruce Health Unit, the petition starts today ñ World No Tobacco Day -- with a goal of collecting 10,000 signatur
May 31, 2013
Owen Sound (Ont) Sun Times (ca)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:54
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[Canada] Smoke free petition wants 10,000 signatures
On May 31 - World No Tobacco Day - a petition asking municipal councillors of Grey County and Bruce County to support a Smoke-Free Outdoor Spaces By-law for Grey and Bruce communities was launched.
Jun 1, 2013
Simcoe County (Ont) Online (ca)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:53
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[Pakistan] City vows to make society tobacco-free
LAHORE: The city observed World No Tobacco Day with an aim to eliminate drug usage and smoking in all forms from society. According a research issued by the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC), nearly 40 percent of me
Jun 1, 2013
Daily Times (pk)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:29
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[Asia] Hong Kong's smokers still lighting up in bars
You would have thought that having a smoking ban in Hong Kong would mean that World No Tobacco Day would be a big success. But yesterday, people were still happily puffing away in bars. In 2007, the city implemented a smoking ban that applied to all ind
Jun 1, 2013
South China Morning Post
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Jun 1, 2013 12:26
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[Saudi Arabia] Government slammed for not raising tax on cigarettes
The anti-smoking society, Niqaa, is blaming the Ministry of Finance for the spread of smoking in the country because of its continued refusal to increase taxes on the import of tobacco. The ministry argues that if it did so smuggling will increase. The
May 31, 2013
Arab News (sa)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:25
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[Africa, Ghana] Parliament urges decisive enforcement of ban on public smoking
Parliament on Friday urged relevant authorities to be decisive in enforcing the law banning smoking in public places in view of that practice’s negative impact on societal health and on the country’s developmental objectives. They have also implored the
Jun 1, 2013
ghanabusinessnews.com (gh)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:23