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E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention
March 18, 2020

Authors: Ren, G. & Fletcher, E.R., Health Policy Watch (March 3, 2020)              Download As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in [...]

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Menthol cigarettes are to be banned in 2020 – Here’s what you need to know
March 18, 2020

Author: Emma Munbodh, Mirror (March 9, 2020)                  Download New laws are set to come into force this May as part of the Government’s plan to stop smoking in the UK completely. Menthol cigarettes will be banned from UK stores, [...]

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Juul Labs Sought to Court AGs as Teen Vaping Surged
March 18, 2020

Authors: Perrone, M. & Lardner, R., NBC 5 (March 9, 2020)                  Download Juul’s political action committee made thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to individual state attorneys general, according to records It was a blunt warning about the dangers [...]

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Government vows to protect health policy from Big Tobacco after Bureau investigation
March 18, 2020

Author: Madlen Davies, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (March 6, 2020)                 Download The government has pledged to defend public health policy from tobacco companies lobbying for relaxed regulations after Brexit. Last night the health minister Jo Churchill reiterated the government’s [...]

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Tobacco company fined for unlicensed distribution, advertisement of cigarettes at music festival
March 17, 2020

Source: CNA Asia (February 20, 2020)                  Download A tobacco company has been fined $15,000 for unlicensed distribution and advertisement of cigarettes at a music festival. Japan Tobacco International (Singapore) was one of the sponsors for the EDM festival – [...]

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Doctors hit back at ‘big tobacco’ bid to sell vaping products in Australia
March 17, 2020

Author: Dana McCauley, Brisbane Times (February 16, 2020)                  Download Doctors are fighting an application by global tobacco giant Philip Morris International to sell its “heat not burn” products in Australia, warning there is “no evidence” the product is any [...]

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OECD Response Letter to STOP’s letter to the OECD Secretary General
March 4, 2020

Author: Gooch, A., Director of Public Affairs and Communicatons Directorate, 2019                                           Download                  [...]

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Jury denies family monetary award in tobacco lawsuit
February 28, 2020

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Some Academics Quietly Take Side Jobs Helping Tobacco Companies in Court
February 28, 2020

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$15 billion awarded to Quebec smokers in landmark class-action lawsuit
February 28, 2020

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Quebec Court of Appeal upholds ruling ordering tobacco companies to pay billions to smokers
February 28, 2020

March 1, 2019 Author: Kalina Laframboise                                                  Source: Global News [...]

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When Cigarette Companies Used Doctors to Push Smoking
February 28, 2020

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All provinces can now sue big tobacco
February 28, 2020

Author: Moulton, D., 2014                                                          Download          Published by: Canadian [...]

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People Can Still Sue Tobacco Companies Over Health
February 27, 2020

Author: Ausick, P., 2020                                                          Download          Source: 24/7 Wall [...]

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Tobacco industry has least influence on the UK, watchdog ranking reveals
October 10, 2019

10 October 2019Sarah Newey The first ever global index to track tobacco industry influence over public health policy has revealed that the UK is a world leader in efforts to curtail undue meddling. According to the report, published by the industry [...]

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E-Cigarettes: Tobacco industry misinformation on e-cigarettes, a ‘real threat’, says WHO
September 5, 2019

1 August 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that e-cigarettes are “undoubtedly harmful”, and warned that misinformation spread by the tobacco industry in claiming that they are “safer” constitute “a present and real threat” to public health. The [...]

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Tobacco Ban on Facebook/Instagram must meet global standards
August 28, 2019

July 25 2019 – GGTC welcomes the Facebook / Instagram policy prohibiting users and groups from selling, transferring or gifting tobacco products including hookah, e-cigarettes, and tobacco paraphernalia; but finds that the policy falls short of global tobacco treaty standards. [...]

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WHO statement urging governments to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship at international expositions
August 19, 2019

15 August 2019 Source: World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement calling upon governments to enforce their obligation under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 13 to enforce comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising [...]

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Tobacco Grants returned by Bangladesh NGO BRAC
August 15, 2019

August 14, 2019 – On July 31, Bangladeshi tobacco control advocates announced that BRAC, a world-leading non-government organization (NGO) from Bangladesh, has returned funds worth USD 64,151 that they had received as a grant from the Philip Morris International (PMI)-funded [...]

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Health Groups: “Protect UN/ SDGs from Tobacco Industry”
August 6, 2019

July 20 2019 On 19 July 2019, Stopping Tobacco Organizations & Products (STOP) , a global watchdog, joined the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) in  issuing a letter asking [...]

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Michael Bloomberg na Campanha Contra o Cigarro
July 30, 2019

(Michael Bloomberg in the Campaign Against Cigarettes) July 30, 2019 Source: Asia Comentada   [...]

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Philip Morris funded Foundation is more PR than research according to Tobacco Watchdog
July 30, 2019

June 12 2019: The first analysis of the 2018 tax return of the Philip Morris International (PMI) funded Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW), revealed that most of the Foundation’s funding activities have gone more into public relations (PR) than into scientific researches; [...]

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Irish retailers lobby group accused of cosying up with Big Tobacco
July 28, 2019

July 28, 2019 Author: Barry J WhyteSource: The Business Post [...]

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Joint Letter to the UN SG Re: The role of the tobacco industry in the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development
July 26, 2019

July 26, 2019 Source: Center for Combating Tobacco Framework Convention Alliance together with ASH: Action on Smoking & Health, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products – Vital Strategies, Tobacco-Free Union, Tobacco Control Research Group at [...]

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Staff Spotlight on… Phil Chamberlain, Managing Editor of Tobacco Tactics
July 26, 2019

July 26, 2019 Source: Bath University   [...]

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Tobacco industry interference holds back efforts to stamp out smoking
July 26, 2019

26 July 2019 Author: Anne GullandSource: Telegraph [...]

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136 Countries Now Have Tobacco Control Policies; Progress Slow On Smoking Cessation Services
July 26, 2019

26 July 2019 Author: David BraniganSource: Health Policy Watch [...]

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STOP Tobacco Industry Watchdog exposes Industry Allies that undermine public health
July 26, 2019

26 July 2019 Source:Bio Spectrum India [...]

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Michael Bloomberg reforça luta contra cigarro com banco de dados on-line
July 26, 2019

(Michael Bloomberg strengthens fight against cigarettes with online database) July 26, 2019 Author: Alice HancockSource: Valor [...]

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WHF and partners call on UN Secretary General to reject proposal for a “more nuanced” relationship with tobacco industry
July 25, 2019

July 25, 2019 Source: World Heart Federation [...]

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SFP supports joint letter to the UN SG following a note on the role of the tobacco industry in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
July 22, 2019

July 22, 2019 Source: Smoke Free Partnership   [...]

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Vertrekkend VN-topfunctionaris neemt het op voor de tabaksindustrie
July 22, 2019

(Outgoing UN top official is up for the tobacco industry) July 22, 2019 Source: Tabaknee [...]

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Tobacco workers to ILO: Quit tobacco industry
July 17, 2019

UNFAIRTOBACCO In an open letter to members of the International Labour Organisation’s Governing Body, tobacco workers demand that the ILO stops its cooperation with the tobacco industry. Here is the full text of the letter: 29 September 2017 Dear government [...]

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More than 100 organisations call on ILO not to renew tobacco industry contracts
July 17, 2019

Framework Convention Alliance Press Release 130 public health and sustainable development organizations from more than 60 countries have called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) not to renew or extend contracts that currently tie the ILO to an industry whose products [...]

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No Takers for Philip Morris’ Foundation for Smoke Free World Event
July 9, 2019

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 organizers’ response to invitees. Prof. [...]

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India heightens efforts to protect health policies against tobacco industry vested interests
July 8, 2019

On 24 June 2019, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a letter signed by Additional Secretary Sanjeeva Kumar, to all state governments in India, underlining India’s obligation under the WHO FCTC Article 5.3 to protect public health policies [...]

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Philip Morris Thailand denies involvement in activities of Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
July 4, 2019

July 4, 2019 Source: The Nation [...]

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Big Tobacco moves back into advertising
July 3, 2019

July 3, 2019 Author: Sarah WeatonSource: Politico [...]

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Public Statement in relation to the invitation to attend tobacco industry-backed ‘Smoke Free Dialogue’
July 1, 2019

GGTC received invitations for two officers to attend the Smoke Free Dialogue, an event organized by SustainAbility, which is funded by the Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW), on July 25 in Bangkok, Thailand. It came to our knowledge [...]

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Uganda court curtails tobacco companies’ involvement in health
June 21, 2019

On May 28, 2019, Ugandan court junked a suit filed by British American Tobacco to challenge the constitutionality of Uganda’s Tobacco Control Act which came into force in 2016. The order recognized the tobacco companies’ tactics of thwarting policies such [...]

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The 5.3 Knowledge Hub and the Convention Secretariat host key meetings in Thailand
June 20, 2019

The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), as the WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3, and the WHO FCTC Secretariat hosted two consecutive meetings in May 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand: the 4th meeting of the [...]

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Brazil sues tobacco companies to recoup healthcare costs
June 20, 2019

On May 21, 2019, the Brazilian government filed a lawsuit against two major tobacco companies to recover healthcare costs due to top 26 diseases scientifically proven to be linked with cigarette smoking. It also seeks moral damages and anticipated health [...]

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Beverly Hills Ends Tobacco Game
June 20, 2019

A city that is home to famous celebrities and known for luxury hotels and shopping has announced an end date for tobacco sales. By January 1, 2021, there will be a ban on the sale of most tobacco products in [...]

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Shameless and blameless: how big tobacco is trying to dupe everyone — and what SARS should do about it
June 12, 2019

June 9, 2019 Author: Michael Eads, Hana Ross and Savera KalideenSource: Daily Mavrick [...]

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State of Kerala adopts a comprehensive policy on FCTC Article 5.3
May 24, 2019

23 May 2019, Bangkok – The State of Kerala in India has adopted a comprehensive policy to protect its policies against the tobacco industry’s commercial and vested interests. The policy is to be overseen by an intergovernmental committee which involves [...]

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Grand Prix of France of Le Mans: Justice gives right to the CNCT and prevents the return of Philip Morris on the circuits
May 20, 2019

May 15, 2019 Source: CNCT [...]

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Big Tobacco’s shadowy new play
May 20, 2019

May 18, 2019 Author: Tim ElliottSource: The Sydney Morning Herald   [...]

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WHO official: With e-cigarettes, the tobacco industry just ‘changed clothes’
April 8, 2019

March 28, 2019 Author: Sarantis MichalopoulosSource: Euractiv     [...]

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Piers Morgan ridicules Philip Morris boss for ‘staggeringly hypocritical’ campaign to ‘end smoking’ with help of less harmful alternatives – despite still selling cigarettes
April 8, 2019

Mail Online: Lara Keay The boss of one of the world’s largest cigarette companies has urged Britons to stop smoking.  Peter Nixon is the UK managing director for Philip Morris, which produces 800 billion cigarettes across the world every year.  [...]

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The cost of defeating Philip Morris over cigarette plain packaging
April 3, 2019

April 2, 2019 Author: Pat RanaldSource: The Sydney Morning Herald [...]

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WHO rejects collaboration with Philip Morris-funded foundation
March 27, 2019

Source: Public health round-up: World Health Organization [...]

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STOP’s letter to the OECD Secretary General
March 21, 2019

20 March 2019 Angel Gurria Secretary-General Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Dear OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria: We, the leadership of STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, write to express our grave concern that a Philip Morris International [...]

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Tobacco and E-Cigarette Lobbyists Circle as F.D.A. Chief Exits
March 16, 2019

March 15, 2019 Author: Sheila Kaplan and Matt RichtelSource: The New York Times   [...]

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Explained: Why a Philip Morris Funded Foundation Is Repeatedly Denounced by WHO
March 12, 2019

February 6, 2019 Author: Anno BhuyanSource: The Wire     [...]

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Commentary: Philip Morris Says It Wants to Quit Cigarettes. But It’s Just Blowing Smoke.
March 12, 2019

January 6, 2018 Author: Matthew Myers and Robin Koval Source: Fortune   Philip Morris International (PMI)—the giant cigarette manufacturer operating in most countries excluding the U.S.—claims it wants a smoke-free future, placing advertisements in major United Kingdom newspapers earlier this week [...]

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Big Tobacco is no friend to Women – INWAT
March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019 The International Network of Women against Tobacco (INWAT) calls out the Phillip Morris International (PMI) “Week of Women,” – a so-called celebration of International Women’s Day a hoax. PMI has a renowned and infamous history of marketing [...]

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Quebec Court of Appeal upholds ruling in landmark tobacco class-action
March 7, 2019

March 1, 2019 Author: Allison Lampert and Martinne Geller Source:  The Global and Mail   [...]

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Putrajaya warned against working with tobacco industry-funded lobby groups Draft
February 22, 2019

February 20, 2019 Author: Danial DzulkiflySource: Malay Mail [...]

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Over 100 health organisations urge WHO to reject Philip Morris International-led body’s appeal to collaborate on tobacco control
February 11, 2019

New Delhi: 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 on tobacco control policies. To do so would depart from WHO’s strict longstanding policy [...]

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Open Letter to Urge WHO Executive Board to Reject Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW)
January 28, 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 by the Philip Morris International-funded [...]

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How tobacco industry donations cloud debates over cigarette controls
January 24, 2019

January 23, 2019 Author: Jessica GlenzaSource: The Guardian [...]

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Revealed: the free-market groups
January 24, 2019

More than 100 free-market thinktanks from North America to Europe and south Asia took positions helpful to the tobacco industry or donations, Guardian investigation shows Free-market thinktanks around the world provide a powerful voice of support to cigarette manufacturers in [...]

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Scientists Are Rejecting Massive Amounts Of Money For Research From The Tobacco Industry
December 6, 2018

December 5, 2018 Author: Elfy ScottSource: Buzzfeed [...]

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The truth about lobbying: 10 ways big business controls government
December 4, 2018

March 12, 2014 Author: Tamasin Cave and Andy RowellSource: The Guardian [...]

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Tobacco Industry Ploys
November 30, 2018

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US seeks $289bn in tobacco claim
November 15, 2018

March 19, 2003 Source: BBC News  [...]

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Malawi: Tobacco Industry Accused of Engaging Children
November 15, 2018

March 11, 2002 Author: Hamilton VokhiwaSource: All Africa [...]

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Enticing Third World Youth; Big Tobacco Is Accused Of Crossing an Age Line
November 15, 2018

August 24,  2001 Author: Greg WinterSource: The New York Times [...]

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Tobacco giant says sorry to Czechs
November 15, 2018

July 27, 2001 Author: Michael EllisonSource: The Guardian  [...]

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Smoking Can Help Czech Economy, Philip Morris-Little Report Says
November 15, 2018

July 16, 2001 Author: Gordon FaircloughSource: The Wall Street Journal [...]

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The tobacco industry plays price games to make it even tougher to quit smoking
November 9, 2018

November 8, 2018 Author: J. Robert Branston, Anna Gilmore, Rosemary Hiscock Source: The Conversation   [...]

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WHO vows tighter, broader actions against tobacco, industry interference
October 30, 2018

October 7, 2018 Author: Mu XuequanSource: Xinhuanet  [...]

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COP8 adopts important decision on WHO FCTC Article 5.3
October 15, 2018

On 6 October 2018, the eighth session of the WHO FCTC (COP8) adopted important decision that will strengthen the implementation of Article 5.3 and protect public health measures from tobacco industry interference. Among the issues included in this decision are: [...]

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Side event on tackling tobacco industry interference held at COP8
October 8, 2018

Delegates from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Thailand, in collaboration with the Corporate Accountability and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub on Article 5.3 at the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control [...]

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Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals
September 20, 2018

September 8, 2018 Author: Charles Ornstein and Katie ThomasSource: The New York Times     [...]

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Saudi Arabia tells WTO it plans to adopt plain tobacco packaging
September 20, 2018

September 13, 2018 Author: Tom MilesSource: Reuters [...]

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Big Tobacco is consistently overstating black market in cigarettes – new findings
September 19, 2018

August 24, 2018 Author: Allen Gallagher and Anna GilmoreSource: The Conversation [...]

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GGTC Selected for Bloomberg Philanthropies STOP Grant
August 25, 2018

Source: Bloomberg Philanthropies Bloomberg Philanthropies selects Global Centre for Good Governance in Tobacco Control and two key partners to lead STOP: the Global Tobacco Industry Watchdog Bloomberg Philanthropies’ public health team  works with partners in low- and middle-income countries to reduce [...]

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Big Tobacco’s Global Reach on Social Media
August 24, 2018

August 24, 2018 Author: Shiela KaplanSource: New York Times   [...]

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Combat against devastating effects of tobacco can only be won ‘if the UN stands united’ – UN health official
August 24, 2018

August 22, 2018 Source: United Nations [...]

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Professionals co-opted to back tobacco giants
August 22, 2018

August 19 2018 Author: Masutane Modjadji and Kerry CullinanSource: Daily Maverick  [...]

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Tobacco Industry Interference
August 18, 2018

Tobacco Industry Interference Year Region/ Country Topic Headline News Souce 2017 Australia Tobacco executive (of ATA International) donations to Labor Party Bill Shorten seeks explanation for reported $400,000 donations from tobacco boss The Guardian 2017 Congo, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Somalia, [...]

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Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg’s $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog
August 16, 2018

14 August 2018: Source: Forbes By: Bruce Y. Lee STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase “asking for a light,” when it comes to smoking. STOP is an acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative [...]

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Bloomberg targets Big Tobacco’s ‘underhanded tactics’
August 16, 2018

14 August 2018: Source: APF Billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday gave a trio of anti-tobacco crusaders $20 million to up their game against an industry aggressively marketing its deadly wares worldwide, especially in developing countries. The [...]

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Tobacco watchdog will provide industry monitoring and awareness
August 14, 2018

August 14, 2018 Source: Bloomberg The Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP) competition was launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Cape Town, South Africa. Prospective applicants could include up to three organizations as partners, but [...]

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17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health Declarations announced at conference close
August 9, 2018

Source: 17th World Conference On Tobacco Or Health Dr Harry Lando, Chair of the WCTOH Organizing Committee, announced eleven declarations of the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Thanking delegates, organizers and speakers for their contribution to the success of [...]

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ILLICIT TRADE PROTOCOL: TOBACCO INDUSTRY PLAYERS
August 4, 2018

TRACK AND TRACE SYSTEMS AND THEIR PROPONENTS: THE LINKS WITH THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY  From Complicity in Cigarette Smuggling to Promoting so-called Solutions The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (text here) will enter into force on 25 September [...]

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Australia wins landmark WTO ruling on plain tobacco packaging
August 4, 2018

June 28, 2018 Author: Tom MilesSource: Reuters [...]

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Government orders Phillip Morris to stop advertising “healthier” tobacco products or face legal action
July 20, 2018

18 July 2018: Source: The Telegraph he Government will take one of the world’s largest tobacco firms to court unless it stops illegally targeting UK consumers with tobacco adverts, a Minister has said. Yesterday the Department of Health sent a [...]

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World’s biggest tobacco firm under fire over ‘disgraceful’ PR stunt
July 20, 2018

19 July 2018: Source: The Guardian NHS staff told to reject offer by makers of Marlboro cigarettes to help them quit smoking The world’s biggest tobacco firm has been accused of staging “a disgraceful PR stunt” by offering to help [...]

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Minister snubs tobacco firm on meeting to discuss vaping
July 3, 2018

June 3, 2018 Author: Peter Hamilton Source: Irish Times     [...]

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WTO Tobacco Ruling Opens Door to New Plain-Packaging Laws
July 1, 2018

June 28, 2018   Author: Bryce Baschul Source: Bloomberg         [...]

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The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products is live!
June 30, 2018

June 28, 2018   Source: World Health Organization    [...]

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Cabo Verde had released a brochure on civil servants’ responsibilities under Article 5.3
June 7, 2018

Source: Minsaude Cabo Verde had released a brochure (Portuguese) to alert civil servants about their responsibilities under Article 5.3. The brochure refers to the eight principles of Article 5.3 and the effects of tobacco use on society. It highlights how the [...]

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Insight: Pakistan diluted proposed tobacco health warnings after Philip Morris, BAT lobbying
May 30, 2018

May 29, 2018 Author: Aditya Kalra, Saad Sayeed, Tom Lasseter Source: Reuters [...]

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Poland considers the Philip Morris International (PMI) funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World as being part of the tobacco industry
February 13, 2018

January 9, 2018 Source: Polish Minister of Health (English, French, Polish)    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 [...]

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The new Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World: independent or not?
January 31, 2018

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 Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a [...]

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Good country practices in the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3 and its guidelines
January 25, 2018

January 25, 2018: This report provides a selection of advanced practices in implementing Article 5.3. It draws from a variety of Parties’ experiences, including those recommended in the guidelines. While some Parties have taken a whole-of-government approach, which is the [...]

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Launching of Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2017
December 13, 2017

27 November 2017: 2017 Tobacco Industry Interference Index was launched in Manila. Main findings show tobacco industry interference remains an impediment in fully implementing effective tobacco control measures under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in the ASEAN [...]

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FCTC Knowledge Hub on Article 5.3 launched
November 4, 2017

2 November 2017: The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) was officially launched in Bangkok. This GGTC is a WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3. The Center is a partnership program between the School of Global [...]