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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
May 30, 2013
World Health Organization (WHO)
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May 31, 2013 03:17
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2013 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) awards
The World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) awards are given by WHO every year to carefully selected individuals and/or organizations in recognition for their accomplishments in tobacco control.
May 30, 2013
World Health Organization (WHO)
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May 30, 2013 17:34
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GATS (Global Adult Tobacco Survey)
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a nationally representative household survey that was launched in February 2007 as a new component of the ongoing Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS). The GATS enables countries to collect data on adult tob
May 30, 2013
World Health Organization (WHO)
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May 30, 2013 17:32
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WHO: Urge Ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, Sponsorship
The message from the World Health Organization to governments around the globe is to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. That's to try and prevent children from taking up smoking and to encourage smokers to quit. Tobacco kills nearly six m
May 30, 2013
VOANews.com (Voice of America)
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May 30, 2013 13:12
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WHO urges global ban on all tobacco marketing
Governments worldwide must ban all forms of tobacco marketing, not just billboards and TV ads, as companies find new ways to tap the market, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
May 30, 2013
Channel NewsAsia (sg)
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May 30, 2013 07:02
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WHO calls for tobacco advertising ban to protect young people
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Wednesday for countries to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship to help reduce the number of tobacco users, especially keeping young people from being addicted.
May 29, 2013
Xinhua Newswire
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May 29, 2013 09:08
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WHO Tells China More Effort Needed To Ban Tobacco Ads
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said although China has taken important steps to restrict tobacco advertising and promotion, much room remains for improvement. The message was delivered at a media briefing here Wednesday by WHO China in the lead-up t
May 29, 2013
BERNAMA (Malaysian National News Agency) (my)
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May 29, 2013 08:38
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VIDEO: WHO: Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (World No Tobacco Day 2013)
Free yourself! This is WHO's message to governments on World No Tobacco Day 2013, celebrated on 31 May. A comprehensive ban of all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is required under the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control. Yet, on
May 19, 2013
You Tube
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May 24, 2013 12:18
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World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2013 / Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
A comprehensive ban of all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is required under the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) for all Parties to this treaty within five years of the entry into force of the Convention for that Pa
May 9, 2013
World Health Organization (WHO)
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May 9, 2013 01:04
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[Australia and Oceania, Solomon Islands] Government Increases Tobacco Excise Duty By 20%
The Minister for Finance and Treasury, Hon. Rick Hou has announced that the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) has increased excise duty for Tobacco products by 20%. This measure is part of the Government’s commitment to ensure the proportion of excise on
May 9, 2013
Scoop (nz)
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May 9, 2013 00:39