29 September 2022 By Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe, The New York Times The consulting firm’s work with opioid makers is well known, but for decades McKinsey worked with Big Tobacco and has also advised Juul, the e-cigarette company. When McKinsey & Company, the global consulting giant, sat down with executives of Juul Labs in …
21 September 2022 By Thomas Stubbs, Victoria White, Hua-Hie Yong, Chhea Chhordaphea, John W Toumbourou, BMJ Journals Abstract Objectives To explore how cigarette packet branding and colours influence young male smokers’ perceptions of tobacco brands in Cambodia. Design Mixed-methods study. Setting Worksites, living accommodations, a university and public locations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Participants 147 male Cambodian smokers (18–24 years). Interventions Participants were shown mock-up …
19 August 2022 Medical Express Nearly half of cancers worldwide can be traced back to a known risk factor, primarily tobacco or alcohol, a huge global study found on Friday, which said that behavioral changes can help reduce the threat of disease. The study—published in The Lancet and conducted as part of a vast research program funded …
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6 July 2022 By: Benjamin Mason Meier, Martin Raw, Donna Shelley, Chris Bostic, Anahita Gupta, Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Laurent Huber, Wiley Online Library Abstract Background and aims The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) seeks to realize the right to health through national tobacco control policies. However, few states have met their …
5 August 2022 By Audrey Dermawan, New Straits Times SEATCA senior policy adviser Dr Mary Assunta said the tobacco generational endgame (GEG) component of the bill was forward-looking and a long-term solution to better protect the youth due to the increasing smoking prevalence among teenagers. – NSTP/MIKAIL ONG GEORGE TOWN: The Southeast Asia Tobacco …
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3 August 2022 By KBR This webinar highlights the results of a study from SEATCA which found that large amounts of funds were eventually lost from state revenues due to repeated delays in the optimal excise policy. Webinar activity with the theme “Cigarette Excise in Indonesia: Counting Lost Rupiah” on Tuesday, August 3, 2022 KBR, …
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14 July 2022 By Audrey Dermawan, New Straits Times GEORGE TOWN: All Cabinet members and members of parliament (MPs) have been urged to unanimously support Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s proposal for a progressive law to eliminate smoking and possession of tobacco products for people born after 2005. CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said if the …
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11 July 2022 By Sarah Abrams, Keck School News Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC led the global meta-analysis of 29 studies People who have viewed tobacco content on social media are more than twice as likely than non-viewers to report using tobacco and, among those who have never used tobacco, more …
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14 June 2022 By Amitav Chakravarti, LSE A large-scale survey of 8,000 European citizens across 10 EU member states tested participants’ responses to health warnings in cigarettes and found that removing or reducing product branding and increasing the size of health warnings made cigarette packets significantly less appealing. Amitav Chakravarti writes that combined warnings provide an economical …
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CSR Did you know that the tobacco industry uses pretend charity to whitewash the many harms it has caused to the environment and communities worldwide?An industry that kills eight million people each year has no place in sustainable development. Governments should reject any form of charity from the tobacco industry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hzgd_QdTKY ENDs and HTPs Tobacco Taxation …