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The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life (MOH & QL) has begun a national mass media campaign, which graphically depicts the amount of tar found in the average smoker’s lungs.

Russian Government Commended for Hosting Vital Global NCD Meeting and Increasing Its Own Commitment to Tobacco Control.

ChewOnThis.in Integrates Mobile and Social Media and Ringtones for Viral Impact.

Calls for governments to accelerate implementation of tobacco control measures as a quick, cost-effective way to reduce global death and disease.

Calls for Tobacco Control Measures to be Integrated into TB Programs.

Tobacco use, the world’s #1 preventable killer, Remains Neglected in Millennium Development Goals. 15,000 Deaths a Day Can Be Prevented if Governments Address Tobacco Use.

A ban on display advertising will force retailers to sell tobacco under the counter and ensuring the use of plain, unbranded packaging will help to make tobacco less attractive to consumers.

These disease groups share common risk factors, in particular tobacco use, and also common solutions, providing a mutual platform for collaboration and joint advocacy.

The Smokefree Chennai project of the Tamil Nadu Government today launched a new mass media campaign to inform millions of Tamilian smokers about the serious effects tobacco has on their health and the health of their children.

Such strategies would most benefit people in the world’s poorest countries, where the incidence of cancer is rising and where most of the world’s tobacco users reside.