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The survey is conducted to a rigorous global standard and tracks tobacco use, exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and tobacco control measures across a number of different countries.

Stop TB Partnership's launch the "Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015," but, the promise of breakthroughs in the near future should not delay individual countries from adopting current best practice in the fight against TB.

It is predicted that in 2030 12.5 million deaths (17% of all deaths) will be caused by lung disease. This mortality rate is so high in part because many thousands of people with a preventable form of lung disease go undiagnosed, especially in low and middle income countries.

A new mass media campaign was launched today to encourage millions of Mexicans to stop smoking around their children.

Several bands hail from countries including the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, where laws have been introduced to prevent tobacco companies from sponsoring sporting and entertainment events.

The Tobacco Atlas is a tool to help civil society and governments take decisive action to reduce the harms of tobacco, such as lung cancer and other cancers, heart disease.

Nearly 50 million people in Africa suffer from asthma, according to the Global Burden of Asthma Report (2004), and the prevalence is generally higher in urban than in rural areas.

The measure is particularly progressive in that revenue raised from the new tax will be used to improve Egypt's public health system.

At the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) in Beijing, China, the World Heart Federation strongly urged cardiologists to ensure that patients and policymakers understand the devastating impact of tobacco on heart health, and called upon cardiologists to take action to reduce tobacco use and exposure.

For World No Tobacco Day 2010, we are supporting the launch of new public education campaigns that graphically depict the health harms of tobacco use in Russia, China and India.