Graphic pictures deter smoking, study shows

National governments as well as global and regional bodies such as the WHO, the FCTC, OLAF and the tobacco industry are making the biggest concerted effort ever to fight illicit trade in tobacco, including a new Protocol involving tracking and ...

It has been almost two years since the status of Parties' mandatory payments (also known as voluntary assessed contributions or VACs) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has been regularly uploaded on the official website. Has ...

STIVORO delivers a petition to Dutch MPs on World No Tobacco Day 2012. (c) STIVOROBy Dr Dewi Segaar Director, STIVORO On 26 March, the Dutch appeals court ruled that small cafes with no employees cannot be exempt from a ban on smoking. Based on ...

by The FCTC Article 11 guidelines recognise that the effectiveness of health warnings increases with size - A larger size means that warnings are more visible, more important, and have more impact. A larger size allows for bigger and better ...

(PAHO/WHO) -- Deputy Director Jon K. Andrus today presented the 2008-2012 Quinquennial Report of the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). The report, published ...

[Posted: Thu 23/05/2013 by Niall Hunter, Editor www.irishhealth.com] Health charities have expressed concern about a meeting senior Government ministers held recently with representatives of the tobacco industry. Health Minister James Reilly did not ...

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Philip Morris International (PMI) celebrated yet another successful year selling tobacco in more than 180 markets. In 2012 the company shipped 927 billion cigarettes, and earned revenue of more than $31 billion. It applauded the fact its sales, ...

An international tobacco control survey has found that a ban on tobacco advertisements, especially where tobacco is sold, leads to lower sales of cigarettes. The study was published in Oxford journal 'Health Education Research' earlier this month.