International Updates Archive

Cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco will have to be sold in standardised packs in the UK from May 2016. After carefully considering the evidence for standardised packaging, and other relevant information, Public Health Minister Jane

Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. For World No Tobacco

The American Cancer Society is pleased to share with the global tobacco control community the names of the recipients of the 2015 Luther L. Terry Awards for Exemplary Leadership in Tobacco Control. The awards are named

A new study analyzing exposure to secondhand smoke among adolescents worldwide, is now available.  Finding s of the study reiterates the need for countries to fully implement FCTC Article 8. Click here to see the

The School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (HKU) and the Department of Health conducted a 11-year follow-up study based on the data from 18 Elderly

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is accepting nominations for the 2015 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence. The Judy Wilkenfeld Award is given annually to an advocate from a low- or middle-income country

ASH warmly welcomed the announcement in today’s Autumn Statement that the Government will soon be launching a consultation on introducing a levy on the tobacco industry.  In his Statement published today, the Chancellor stated: “Smoking

BEIJING: China’s capital on Friday passed a smoking ban for all indoor public places and offices, state media reported, despite the failure of past attempts to limit where the country’s 300 million smokers can light

Now available as an ebook -Australia’s tobacco plain packaging story, ‘Removing the Emperor’s Clothes,’ by Prof. Simon Chapman and Ms. Becky Freeman Click to download PDF (7.4mb)  

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for regulations to prohibit addition of flavours to e-cigarettes, as this would make the youth more dependent on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO

(CNS): The tobacco industry has a history of using international trade agreements to force open new markets in low and middle income countries, greatly increasing tobacco use and the consequent death/disease it causes. Tobacco companies

Thailand’sA report published by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), Designed for Addiction, details how tobacco companies have manipulated the content and design of cigarettes over the past 50 years to control nicotine delivery, make tobacco smoke

India says tobacco firms will soon have to reserve almost all the space on cigarette packs for health warnings. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said by law warnings in pictures and text would need to cover

The Canadian Cancer Society states in new report 14 October, the CCS today, releases the fourth edition of its report, Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report International report shows significant increase in number of countries

By Duncan Robinson in BrusselsAuthor alerts A tobacco-industry funded lobby group will attempt to derail a World Health Organisation summit aimed at agreeing increased taxes on smoking, according to leaked documents seen by the Financial

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — A haze of second hand smoke may continue to hang heavily over Beijing if the latest draft amendment for controls on cigarette smoke remains unchanged. Wang Qingbin, an associate law

THE World Health Organization called Tuesday on governments to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, warning they pose a “serious threat” to unborn babies and young people. The UN health body also said they

Below is a link which opens to a letter sent to WHO Director General Margaret Chan, June 16, 2014 regarding e-cigarettes. 129 public health and medical professionals from 31 nations have signed it, urging a more

Ten years on from the workplace smoking ban, new Bill will discourage young people becoming addicted to cigarettes which kill half of all long-term users 10th June 2014 – The Irish Cancer Society says today is

World Environment Day: Addressing Cigarette Butt Waste San Diego, CA – June 5, 2014 – Today we celebrate World Environment Day, which calls for positive environmental action worldwide.  Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world,

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Report also finds cigarette smoking causes diabetes and colorectal cancer Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today – or one out of every 13 children under age 18 – will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases

by Wang Bo, Chen Jipeng SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Ministers from the 12 nations involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks wrapped up their four-day meeting here last Tuesday without a full agreement,

Population covered by ban on tobacco advertising has doubled News release 10 July 2013 | Panama City, Panama – At 2.3 billion, the number of people worldwide covered by at least one life-saving measure to limit

A new study in Health Education Research compares data on the impact of point-of-sale (POS) tobacco display bans in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. The study’s authors analyzed data from the

IRELAND will become only the second country to clamp down on tobacco marketing, forcing tobacco manufacturers to use plain boxes emblazoned with graphic images under tough new laws first enforced in Australia. James Reilly, the

Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization Address to the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly Geneva, Switzerland 20 May 2013 Mister President, Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished delegates, friends and colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Ten

As of July 1, 2013, Fiji will require picture health warnings to cover 30% of the front and 90% of the back of cigarette packages (for an overall average of 60% of the front/back). English

By Simon Chapman Professor of Public Health Plain packing has been a reality for Big Tobacco in Australia for three months now; New Zealand announced last week it will follow suit; and at least four other nations,