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Praise for national governments for reaching agreement on measures to combat smuggling of tobacco products and to establish legal methods of holding the industry to account for its deceptive business practices.

Delegations from more than 170 countries adopt a new international protocol that sets out rules for combating tobacco smuggling.

Experts reveal links between the tobacco industry’s aggressive tactics and impediments to economic development.

Commitments from Bloomberg Philanthropies and H&B Agerup Foundation Expected to Impact At Least 50,000 Mothers and Children by 2016.

4th Edition of The Tobacco Atlas Warns of Death, Disease and More Poverty If Current Trends Continue.

Nearly three billion people (500 million households) rely on solid fuels to power rudimentary cookstoves, and the World Health Organization estimates household air pollution (HAP) to be the fifth greatest health risk in developing countries.

Urges Other Nations to Follow Australia’s Leadership in Global Fight Against Tobacco.

The cost-effectiveness and efficiency of such campaigns are increased when proven ad campaigns are implemented.

Calls for Accelerated Program of Action in Tanzania.

The “Cigarettes Are Eating You Alive” ads, along with the SMS and website, aim to inform millions of cigarette smokers and passive smokers about the serious impact tobacco has on their health, and to motivate them to quit—or ask loved ones to quit—before they become sick.