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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.
Business World (ph)
added May 31, 2013 13:04
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[Jamaica] LETTER: Health minister blowing smoke?

Jamaica, despite having ratified the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in July 2005, has yet to fully satisfy its obligations under the treaty. We fail to enact legislation to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship, as well as smoking in publ
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
added May 31, 2013 11:59
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The lowdown on smoking on World No Tobacco Day

The member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. In the past twenty years, the day has been met with both enthusiasm and resistance across the globe from governments, public health organizations, smokers, gro
EuroNews
added May 31, 2013 11:36
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[Indonesia] Mochtar Riady Honored Over Anti-Tobacco Efforts

Lippo Group founder and chairman Mochtar Riady and the group’s CEO James Riady have been honored by the National Commission on Tobacco Control for their consistent efforts to call for tobacco control in the country.
Jakarta Globe (id)
added May 31, 2013 03:28
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[Asia, China] Survey leaves anti-tobacco advocates angry

China ranked 13th among 14 developing countries in terms of anti-smoking efforts and measures, according to an analysis conducted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and its counterpart in the United States.
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 03:26
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Tobacco promotion creeps in through back door

The tobacco industry is successfully using loopholes in legislation to market its products through social media, product placement, brand sharing and displays at points of sale. The new WHO Tobacco Control Database makes it possible to make comparisons b
World Health Organization (WHO)
added May 31, 2013 03:17
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[Asia] China's inertia on tobacco control 'promises costly tsunami of illness'

The deputy director of the National Office of Tobacco Control, Jiang Yuan, said the prevalence of tobacco use on the mainland was shown in side effects such as people having strokes at younger ages and a steady increase in the number of children with as
South China Morning Post
added May 31, 2013 03:05
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[Asia, China] O'LEARY: Time to lay the Marlboro Man to rest

These targets will only be achieved through the implementation of strong policies to reduce demand for tobacco, including comprehensive bans on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. But when they are, hundreds of thousands, if not
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 03:00
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[Asia, China] YIQING: Total ban on tobacco ads needed

In a country with a long history of tobacco use and influential tobacco companies, the public has to become the main force demanding a complete ban on TAPS in order to prevent our children from smoking and safeguard their health.
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 02:57
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[Uae] Three-year drive against tobacco use launched

the Ministry of Health launched a three-year campaign that will empower youth, the most vulnerable section of the society, against the habit. The campaign presents Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Arts and Culture Au
Khaleej Times (ae)
added May 31, 2013 00:21
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