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Philippines: DepEd to strengthen campaign against smoking, vaping for a healthier nation

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1 June 2023 By Rory Visco, BusinessMirror FOR someone, regardless of age, to be enticed to take that smoking whiff can be attributed to a lot of factors, whether through peer pressure from most-of-the-time immature friends, classmates, neighbors, or perhaps even strangers in a public place like a bar. One may promise not to give …

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Australia’s teenage smoking rates rise for first time in 25 years, research reveals

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2 June 2023 By Cait Kelly, The Guardian Data also finds an increase in vaping among 14 to 17-year-olds in what researchers warn is a clear ‘gateway’ to smoking The proportion of teenagers smoking has increased for the first time in 25 years in a situation health experts have labelled “alarming”. Data analysed by Cancer …

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Malaysia: Green Lung: Govt should not delay tabling tobacco control bill

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24 May 2023 By New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Green Lung Association wants the government to fulfil its promise to table the Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking Bill 2022, which includes the Generational End Game (GEG) policy, by next month.  The association, in a statement, said it fully supported the government’s efforts …

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Canada is first to require health warnings printed on individual cigarettes

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1 June 2023 By Noushin Ziafat, CTV News Canada will soon require health warnings to be printed directly on individual cigarettes, making it the first country to implement this kind of measure aimed at reducing tobacco usage. Details of the new regulations were announced on Wednesday, which was World No Tobacco Day. The regulations take …

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Lao PDR: Tobacco taxation: A lifesaver and a proven source of finance for development

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30 May 2023 Written by: Ms Catherine Phuong, Deputy Resident Representative and Officer in Charge of UNDP in Lao PDR, and Dr Ying-Ru Lo, WHO Representative to Lao PDR. UNDP As published in the Vientiane Times on 30 May, 2023 Tobacco use kills more than 6700 people every year in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, more …

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World No Tobacco Day Message from ASEAN Health Cluster 1 on Promoting Healthy Lifestyle ‘Grow food, Not tobacco’ 31 May 2023

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31 May 2023 By, Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Tobacco use continues to pose a significant public health challenge globally. Every year, it is responsible for over 8 million deaths worldwide and over half a million deaths in the ASEAN region alone. Yet, fertile lands are diverted to support the production of a crop …

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NCD Advocates Call for Stronger Global Action to Curb Harmful Industries

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24 May 2023 By Kerry Cullinan, Health Policy Watch GENEVA – There needs to be stronger global action to prevent interference in health policy by industries selling products that harm people  – tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed food and fossil fuel. This is the call from advocates for non-communicable diseases (NCD) attending a side event at the …

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Academics with tobacco industry links are not declaring potential conflicts of interest in research

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23 May 2023 By Melissa Davey, The Guardian Exclusive: Study sparks calls for academic journals to consider penalties for inadequate declarations Researchers with links to tobacco and vaping industries are failing to disclose their potential conflicts of interest in work published in respected academic journals, prompting calls for journals to tighten their policies and consider …

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