Press Mentions Runners’ woes at Asian Games highlight Jakarta’s air pollution problem Mongabay: Organizers of the recently concluded Asian Games in Indonesia had been braced for the worst-case scenario: forest fires flaring up and shrouding Palembang, one of the host cities, in a thick, choking haze.
Press Mentions Jamaicans want stronger action on sugary drinks, survey says Jamaica Gleaner : MORE THAN 80 per cent of Jamaicans would support a tax on sugary drinks, if revenues accrued were to be spent on programmes to reduce obesity, especially among children, the results from the 2016-17 Obesity Prevention Campaign Survey found.
Press Mentions How Nigeria’s online stores flout country’s tobacco control law All Africa: Online retailers in Nigeria are defying the tobacco control law and continue to make brisk business selling tobacco and its products to the public through their websites.
Press Room Nine in ten Jamaicans want government action on obesity Most (87%) agree that sugary drinks are a major contributor to obesity and 81% support a tax on sugary drinks if some of the revenues are invested in obesity reduction programs.
Press Mentions Council’s vaping project with British American Tobacco labelled ‘a disgrace’ The Observer : British American Tobacco’s attempt to win public health contracts so that its e-cigarettes can be promoted as smoking cessation aids has been branded “a disgrace” by the public health minister.
Press Mentions Smoking to be banned in parts of Yangon Coconuts: Smoking will be banned in parts of 33 Yangon Region townships over the next five years, state media reported this week. The move aims to reduce tobacco consumption within the city.
Press Mentions City of Toronto launches ‘safe routes’ pilot project at five schools Toronto.com : Students could soon learn trivia and play games while walking to five schools in Scarborough and Etobicoke as part of a pilot project that aims to reduce vehicular traffic at schools.
Press Mentions Mexico City create safe schools just by redistributing spaces Milenio: Hundreds of orange cones and half a dozen city planners intervened in a school zone in Iztapalapa to redistribute spaces in the street and improve the safety of students from three schools in the demarcation, east of Mexico City.
Counting the Uncounted Vital Stories Outdated Legal Frameworks Leave Millions Without a Legal Identity. Here’s How Four Countries Took Action. A strong legal framework is the foundation of a well-functioning CRVS system, and is a necessary step toward achieving universal, permanent, and continuous registration coverage.
Press Mentions Tobacco Industry uses influencers to promote smoking? The results of the investigation Marketing Przy Kawie: The organization claims that posting with photos of cigarettes and smoking is part of the strategy of companies in more than 40 markets.