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[Nigeria] NGO Urges National Assembly To Pass Tobacco Control Bill Into Law
The Youth Action on Tobacco Control and Health (YATCH), an NGO, on Saturday urged the National Assembly to pass the National Tobacco Control Bill. The NGO also appealed to the law makers to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan signed it into law.
Jun 1, 2013
Leadership (ng)
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Jun 2, 2013 09:51
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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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[Nebraska] EDITORIAL: Anti-tobacco group should be funded
Nebraska's state legislators once again submitted shamelessly to the tobacco lobby last week and ended the funding of Tobacco Free Nebraska. Certainly in a tight fiscal environment, every program was up for discussion, but for the senators to eliminate t
Jun 1, 2013
Grand Island (NE) Independent
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Jun 2, 2013 02:52
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[Singapore] Wanted: Public feedback on move to ban the display of cigarettes at stores
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, who announced the public consultation today at the launch of the National Smoking Control Campaign, said the proposed ban aims to protect the young from the harms of tobacco advertising.
Jun 1, 2013
AsiaOne (sg)
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Jun 1, 2013 10:37
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[Asia, Singapore] HPB launches public consultation exercise on tobacco control measures
The Health Promotion Board wants the public's views on what should be done to lower smoking rates in Singapore. While its public consultation exercise was launched on Saturday, some smokers have taken a further step forward -- by pledging to quit in 28 d
Jun 1, 2013
Channel NewsAsia (sg)
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Jun 1, 2013 10:36
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[Australia and Oceania] Australia urges world to stand up to tobacco industry
"Big tobacco will stop at nothing to use every opportunity they can to intimidate countries to not take appropriate public health measures," Jane Halton, Australia's health minister, told AFP in Geneva at a meeting marking World No Tobacco Day.
May 31, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Jun 2, 2013 10:07
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Which Countries Smoke Most ... and Which Have the Best Anti-Smoking Ads - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic
Though Parisians are often the ones caricatured as perpetually (and nonchalantly) having cigarettes in hand, it's actually their neighbors to the east who light up the most. Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Russia all top the list of the world's biggest smo
May 31, 2013
The Atlantic Monthly
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Jun 1, 2013 12:17
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World No Tobacco Day 2013 Calls for Tobacco Ad Ban
Countries highlight progress and challenges in fight against tobacco
May 31, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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May 31, 2013 13:18
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Anti-smoking ads increase odds of quitting in 14 countries
Awareness of anti-smoking messages on television, radio, or billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, significantly increased the odds that current smokers intend to quit in 14 of 17 countries surveyed, according to a study released in this week's Morb
May 31, 2013
HealthCanal.com
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May 31, 2013 13:16
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[Philippines] Health group pushes for tobacco ads ban implementation
Health advocates pushed for intensified implementation of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorhip (TAPS) ban to reduce consumption of tobacco products especially among the youth.
May 31, 2013
Business World (ph)
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May 31, 2013 13:04