International Updates Archive

The C.D. Howe institute just released a report– “A Taxing Dilemma: Assessing the Impact of Tax and Price Changes on the tobacco market.” Authors Ian Irvine and William Sims of the Concordia University assess the effect

U.S. Business Groups Threaten New Zealand over Its Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use Statement of Matthew L. Myers. President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, DC – It is appalling that several prominent U.S. business organizations

Physicians are key to addressing significant gaps in awareness about risks of tobacco use to heart health     Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of death, and tobacco use and secondhand smoke (SHS)

GENEVA, April 4 – A deal agreed Wednesday to fight the global trade in illicit tobacco maintains the essential barrier between public health and the tobacco industry, and paves the way for governments to ratchet

GENEVA, April 4 – A deal agreed Wednesday to fight the global trade in illicit tobacco maintains the essential barrier between public health and the tobacco industry, and paves the way for governments to ratchet

http://www.dfnionline.com/article/Duty-free-industry-welcomes-agreement-on-illicit-trade-protocol-1862540.html   Duty-free industry welcomes agreement on illicit trade protocol Andrew Pentol 12-Apr-2012, DFNIonline.com   The protocol is not believed to call for a ban on duty-free tobacco sales Consensus has been reached by the

 Theme: Tobacco industry interference 16 SEPTEMBER 2011 – The World Health Organization (WHO) selects “tobacco industry interference” as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on Thursday, 31 May 2012.

Final agreement on fighting illicit tobacco must include support for low-income countries, protect against industry interference GENEVA, March 27 – Civil society is urging Parties to the global tobacco convention, which are preparing to conclude

The changed face of the tobacco industry Dr Margaret Chan Galvanizing global action towards a tobacco-free world Keynote address at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health Singapore 20 March 2012 Excellencies, honourable ministers,

Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids SINGAPORE – New York City Mayor and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg announced today at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore that he

Dear Colleague: Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General, released Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General, which is the 31st Surgeon General’s report on tobacco since 1964. This

Latest Ruling Against Cigarette Warnings Is Not Surprising – Still Wrong on the Law and the Science Today’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon blocking implementation of new, graphic cigarette warning labels is

INWAT (International Network of Women Against Tobacco) is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 INWAT Awards for outstanding contributions to the promotion of tobacco-free lives for women. The awards are given to coincide with

Canada’s new 75% picture warnings have started appearing on store shelves for some brands of cigarettes.  To see scanned images of actual packs with new warnings, as well as interior messages, and toxic emission messages

FROM THE WCTOH: The response for the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) has been overwhelming! With representation from over 100 countries, this is an international event not to be missed! Find out

Preliminary Programme now available Discover an outstanding array of plenary speakers and hot topic sessions at www.worldcancercongress.org/preliminary-programme Call for Abstracts now open Deadline for submissions: 29 March 2012 A wide list of topics has been

On Wednesday Dec. 21, 2011, Ireland’s Minister for Health announced that regulations had been finalized to require a series of 14 picture health warnings to appear on packages as of February 1, 2013 at the

The Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence We are now accepting nominations for the 2012 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence. To submit a nominee for the Judy Wilkenfeld Award for

  GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization has urged countries to stand together against tobacco companies that are trying to “harass” them into softening their anti-smoking stance. “Tobacco is the only industry

A new study in Tobacco Control confirms that raising the price of tobacco will effectively reduce youth consumption.   The study provides an estimate for the price elasticity of demand for youth in low and middle

Australia says the new packaging laws will reduce the number of smokers Laws banning brand labels on cigarette packaging have been passed by the Australian Senate, their last key hurdle before coming into effect. The

Canadian Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq today announced the finalization of regulations to require the new set of health warnings on packages of cigarettes and little cigars.  The warnings will increase in size from 50%

On September 17, 2011, the Australian Government released a consultation paper on proposed new health warnings.  A government news release is below.  The consultation paper can be found here: http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/989091 Posters featuring versions of the

Dr Margaret Chan New York, New York, 19 September 2011 Address at the High-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases, United Nations General Assembly Excellencies, Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers, Mr President of the UN

Canadian Cancer Society, August 30, 2011  Summary: Laws prohibiting smoking in vehicles carrying children have been adopted in 9 Canadian provinces/territories (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and

From the NCD Alliance:   the NCD Alliance, has just given this online interview to PBSNewsHour:  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/ Request for support: As it stands now, the summit will do little more than admit NCDs like heart

‘Beginning September 2012, FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States.  These warnings mark the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years

6/24/11 Inside US Trade (Pg. Unavail. Online)2011 WLNR 12604968 Inside US TradeCopyright 2011 Inside Washington Publishers. All Rights Reserved. June 24, 2011 Volume 29; Issue 25 AUSTRALIA DEFENDS TOBACCO PACKAGING LAW AS BACKED BY SOLID

http://www.fctc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=544:get-involved-with-world-no-tobacco-day&catid=229:general-news&Itemid=233&utm_source=FCA+e-News+list+%28listserv%29&utm_campaign=be41416d4a-FCA_Newsletter_June_20116_28_2011&utm_medium=email Many FCA members received WNTD awards for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. Watch: an image slideshow of the winners Other materials: Tuesday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day.  FCA, a

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2011 CELEBRATES WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL WHO lauds inroads against tobacco, urges full treaty compliance  27 May 2011 | Geneva – On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the

Call for Nominations for the 5th Triennial Luther L. Terry Awards for Exemplary Leadership in Tobacco Control   The American Cancer Society is announcing the call for nominations for the 2012 Luther L. Terry Awards,

Secretary-General, in Message, Urges Push to Cut Tobacco-related Deaths, Enliven Battle against Other Non-communicable Diseases, Create Healthier World for All  Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World No Tobacco Day, 31 May: This

A recent study published in Tobacco Control finds that Ireland’s point-of-sale (POS) display ban has had no significant short-term effects on retailers’ revenue beyond seasonal patterns or a general downward trend.  Findings are based on analyses of

WASHINGTON, 29 April – The world’s health ministers should be congratulated for identifying tobacco control as a proven tool to fight major killer diseases and boost development, says theFramework Convention Alliance, which represents over 350

A new article published by the medical journal The Lancet titled, “Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis,” highlights priority actions to reduce the global NCD crisis and identifies tobacco control as the most urgent

There has been important progress on plain packaging in the 12 months since the Australian Government announced April 29, 2010 that it would be bringing forward plain packaging.  A list of developments internationally is below

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids posted a new guidance document, Assessing Compliance with Smoke-Free Laws: A “How-to” Guide for Conducting Compliance Studies, on the International Resource Center website that can help advocates working to strengthen

A new study published in Tobacco Control finds that restaurants have not suffered economically as a result of Mexico City’s 100% smoke-free law. Findings are based on a monthly survey of businesses from January 2005

 WLF, in partnership with other groups, has just launched an exciting online advocacy effort that educates about the devastating impact of the tobacco epidemic and the importance of the upcoming UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases

New World Bank Report on Non-communicable DiseasesA new World Bank report warns that South Asian countries are facing a health crisis due to rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).  NCDs disproportionately affect poor families, often

Tougher steps covering the sale and promotion of tobacco products are to be unveiled by ministers later. The Department of Health in England is expected to say that it will push ahead with a ban

Dr Margaret Chan Director-General Address to WHO staff on the occasion ofthe 100th anniversary of InternationalWomen’s Day Geneva, Switzerland, 8 March 2011 Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, In 1968, the Philip Morris tobacco company introduced Virginia

TURKEY:   University campuses now ‘smoke-free zones’ – Today’s ZamanMarch 2, 2011 [Photo cutline]: The YÖK project has banned smoking on university campuses in an attempt to reduce the number of students smoking tobacco. The

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is still accepting nominations for the 2011 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence. To submit a nominee for the Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence, please

Smoke-free Mexico City Success Due to Strong Advocacy A recent article in Tobacco Control found that the coordinated efforts of advocates and policymakers led to the successful implementation of Mexico City’s 100% smoke-free law. The

http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2011/announcement/en/index.html World No Tobacco Day 2011 Theme: The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 13 January 2011 – The World Health Organization (WHO) selects “The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control” as the theme of

http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2011/announcement/en/index.html World No Tobacco Day 2011 Theme: The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 13 January 2011 – The World Health Organization (WHO) selects “The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control” as the theme of

Scotland’s Smoking, Health and Social Care Act banned smoking in all public places and workplaces as of March 26, 2006. Previous studies have shown that adoption of the comprehensive smoke-free law has been associated with

On Thursday December 30, Canada’s Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq, announced that a new set of 16 picture-based warnings on cigarette packages will be required.  These new warnings will cover 75% of the package front

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_122252.pdf ASH news release:  For immediate release:   30 November 2010 Public Health White Paper  –  A step in the right direction Responding to the Public Health White Paper launched today ASH broadly welcomed the emphasis