Countering FSFW

Entities rejecting funds and partnership’s from Tobacco Industry’s related institutions and initiatives

About: The following list shows the entities that have written policies and/or have publicly announced their rejection to partnerships and funding support from the tobacco industry, coursed mainly through the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World [...]

“Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire”: A Content Analysis of Print and Web-Based News Media Reporting of the Philip Morris–Funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (2019)

Authors: Christina Watts and Becky Freeman Abstract Background: In September 2017, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW), a not-for-profit organization with a core purpose “to accelerate global efforts to reduce deaths and harm from smoking” was launched. [...]

International public health community supports SEATCA’s Smoke-Free Index and urges rejection of PMI-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) (2019)

Philip Morris International (PMI) and the PMI-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) have hijacked public health’s smoke-free terminology to detract from the global tobacco control treaty, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). [...]

An Open Letter to Philip Morris International CEO André Calantzopoulos (2019)

As government ministers, health professionals, and advocates working to end the world’s largest preventable health crisis, we demand your corporation pay for the health care costs associated with the tobacco epidemic and shut down the [...]

Entities Rejecting Funds and Partnership’s from Tobacco Industry’s Related Institutions and Initiatives

Read more: Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control [...]

The Attempt of the Tobacco Industry-funded Entity to Partner with the World Health Organization (WHO) (2019)

Background On January 24, 2019, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) published and advertised an open letter to the World Health Organization Executive Board (WHO EB) enjoining it to “consider how best to work [...]

Kazakhstan Coalition Appeal to the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Rector of KazNMU (2019)

Author: Sadykova Jamilya Read more: National Coalition “For Kazakhstan Smoke Free”   [...]

SEATCA Statement on PMI’s Foundation for a Smoke-free World (2019)

The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) joins the international public health community in denouncing the Philip Morris International (PMI)-funded Foundation for a Smoke-free World that is positioned to sabotage global tobacco control. Governments, universities, [...]

Philip Morris International-funded ‘Foundation for a Smoke-Free World’: Analysing its Claims of Independence (2019)

Authors: Yvette van der Eijk Y., Bero Lisa A., and Malone Ruth E.      Abstract The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World was launched in September 2017 with an announced 12-year funding commitment of $1 billion [...]

Global Strategies to Undermine WHO FCTC: Utilizing so-called CSR of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, PMI-IMPACT, others (2019)

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No Takers for Philip Morris’ Foundation for Smoke Free World Event

July 4, 2019, Bangkok – The Foundation for Smoke Free World (FSFW)-backed event called Smoke Free Dialogue in Bangkok being convened by SustainAbility in Bangkok had been cancelled because “few attendees confirmed”, according to the [...]

Philip Morris Thailand denies involvement in activities of Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

July 4, 2019 Tobacco giant Philip Morris has denied accusations it controls the activities of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, despite funding the organisation. Philip Morris Trading (Thailand)’s Pongsathorn Ansusinha said: “Neither Philip Morris [...]

Letter from National Health Mission to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India (2019)

Read more: National Health Mission, India [...]

WHO rejects collaboration with Philip Morris-funded foundation

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rejected a collaboration proposal from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, funded by PhilipMorris International. The foundation proposed that WHO “review and consider how best to work with the foundation [...]

Philip Morris Internationals Announcement to Spend Nearly $1 Billion to End Smoking Sounds Like fake (2019)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Philip Morris International’s (PMI) recent announcement that it is establishing the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is an affront to public health, educators, researchers and advocates around the world who have been [...]

Over 100 health organisations urge WHO to reject Philip Morris International-led body’s appeal to collaborate on tobacco control

Public health experts from over 100 organisations around the world on Tuesday urged the World Health Organisation Executive Board (WHO-EB) to reject a Philip Morris International-funded foundation’s appeal to the global health body to collaborate [...]

Explained: Why a Philip Morris Funded Foundation Is Repeatedly Denounced by WHO

February 6, 2019 Last week, the innocuously named Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW), was once again embarrassed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO’s director general Dr Tedros publicly condemned the efforts [...]

Open Letter to Urge WHO Executive Board to Reject Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW) (2019)

28th January 2019 To the Director General and Executive Board of the World Health Organization, We write to you, as members of the global public health community, to express our grave concern at the attempt [...]

An Open Letter to the Director-General and Executive Board of the World Health Organization (2019)

To the Director General and Executive Board of the World Health Organization, We write to you, as members of the global public health community, to express our grave concern at the attempt by the Philip [...]

Statement on the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (2018)

On September 13, 2017, it was announced that Philip Morris International plans to contribute close to $1 billion to fund an organization to be known as the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The Foundation has [...]

Australian Researchers Oppose Funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (2018)

We support the recent statement by the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia, Public Health Association of Australia and World Federation of Public Health Associations: We will not accept any kind of funding or [...]

Countering The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) (2018)

In September 2017, Philip Morris International (PMI) pledged about $1 billion to the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW), an organization that will provide grants for “medical, agricultural, and scientific research to end smoking and [...]

Polish Letter Warning Academe about Foundation for Smoke-Free World Funding (2018)

Read more:  Medical University of Gdańsk     [...]

WHO Statement on Philip Morris funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (2017)

On 13 September 2017, tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) announced its support for the establishment of a new entity – the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. PMI indicated that it expects to support the [...]

American Cancer Society Statement on Philip Morris International Support of New Effort (2017)

Below is a statement from the American Cancer Society in response to news that Philip Morris International (PMI) will fund a new effort called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. “This attempt by Philip Morris [...]

Why Tobacco Control Still Won’t Publish Tobacco Industry-funded Work, Even if the Funding is Laundered through PMI’s New ‘Independent’ Foundation (2017)

Authors: Joaquin Barnoya et al. Tobacco Control has a normative focus: we strive to publish the best research that informs and advances public health and policy. In this spirit – and because of a long [...]

Vietnam’s Memo Calling on Governments and Health Communities Not to Cooperate with FSFW (2017)

Vietnam’s memo calling on the cabinet, local government, and mass organizations to coordinate the implementation of the WHO recommendation and to inform governments and health communities not to cooperate with FSFW. Read more: Ministry of [...]

Poland considers the Philip Morris International (PMI) funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World as being part of the tobacco industry

 The Ministry of Health considers the Philip Morris International (PMI) funded Foundation for Smoke-Free World as being part of the tobacco industry. The MOH has sent a letter, dated 9 January 2018, to the Chancellor, Vice-Rectors and Deans of all [...]

The new Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World: independent or not?

Source: WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges   January 30, 2018: In his 23 January BMJ blog, ‘Building a Foundation to accelerate an end to smoking’, Derek Yach again defends and promotes his new [...]

Condemning industry attempts to subvert public policy for a Tobacco-free world

October 14, 2017 The World Heart Federation, alongside its partners in the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, condemns outright the launch of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World,1 which is a vehicle for the tobacco [...]

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat’s Statement on the Launch of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

September 19, 2017 The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (Convention Secretariat) notes the launch of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, led by a former official of the World Health Organization. The Convention [...]

A “Frank Statement” for the 21st Century?

September 19, 2017 The surprise announcement by the former head of the World Health Organization’s Tobacco Free Initiative, Derek Yach, that he would head a newly-established organization called the “Foundation for a Smoke-free World” to [...]

PMI Sign-On Letter 2017

André CalantzopoulosChief Executive OfficerPhilip Morris InternationalAvenue de Rhodanie 50 1007Lausanne, Switzerland Dear Mr. Calantzopoulos The undersigned organizations, representing global health, human rights, consumer protection, medical and other organizations, call on you to immediately cease the [...]