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Bogor city event celebrates progress in tobacco control

Bogor was the first city in Indonesia to implement a smoking ban in public places and a tobacco display ban in retail outlets. Now authorities have strengthened these laws, to include a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotions and sponsorships.

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42% of Quito Residents Are Overweight or Obese

El Telegrafo: El 70% de la población morirá por este tipo de enfermedades”, pronosticó José Ruales, secretario de Salud del Municipio de Quito, en el marco de la Reunión Internacional sobre ese tema, efectuada este jueves 22 de noviembre en la ciudad.

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Quito Programs Confront Noncommunicable Diseases

La Hora : Successful models that have been implemented in different cities to meet the goals of the World Alliance of Healthy Cities were presented yesterday during the International Forum on Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (ECNT) in the City Museum Chapel.

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Fatal accidents down by 20% in two years: police

The Hindu: Fatal accidents in Mumbai have decreased by 20% over the last two years, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Amitesh Kumar said on Saturday.

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If These Roads Could Talk: Eight Cities Honor Victims of Road Crashes on World Day of Remembrance

From art installations in Bogotá, Colombia, to citywide billboard campaigns in Mumbai, India, 8 cities called for more action on road traffic crash prevention on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

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TREAT TB highlights its work at this year’s World Conference on Lung Health

At the Union’s 49th World Conference on Lung Health, TREAT TB shared progress made, discussed best practices and lessons learned with global tuberculosis (TB) stakeholders.

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Mumbai road deaths in 2017 lowest in 5 years, night speeding worst killer

The Times Of India: Deaths in road crashes in Mumbai last year were the lowest since 2013, but speedsters need to be reined in if data with Mumbai traffic police is anything to go by.

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New Campaign in Mumbai Shows Life-Saving Benefit of Helmets

Mumbai, India, is one of 10 cities that is implementing a variety of measures proven to save lives on the roads through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety.

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Statement from Dr. Neil Schluger, Senior Advisor for Science at Vital Strategies, on the FDA’s proposal to restrict flavored tobacco products

Statement from Dr Neil Schluger, Senior Advisor for Science at Vital Strategies, on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposals to restrict flavored tobacco products, including a potential ban on menthol in cigarettes, and restrictions on the sale of fruit- or sweet-flavored e-cigarette liquid.

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Programme seeks to raise Jordan’s new `smoke-free’ generation

Jordan Times: In a society where peer pressure accounts for one of the main reasons behind addictive behaviours, children and teenagers are the first at risk of picking up smoking and drug abuse, psychologists agreed in various reports.

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