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Inhibiting Imports: The Ban on Electronic Cigarettes in Bangladesh

In a significant step toward a tobacco-free Bangladesh, the interim government banned the import of electronic cigarettes.

Cancer Registry Program

In 2020, cancer caused nearly one in six (10 million) deaths; seventy percent of those deaths occur in resource-constrained countries.

Data Impact Program

The Data Impact Program of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative collaborates with governments to expand the use of data to enhance public health policymaking.

Campaigns

Bangladesh – Tobacco Control – Harms of Second Hand Smoking

This campaign ran nationally in Bangladesh in 2021 and shows the health risks from secondhand smoke in the home.

Campaigns

Bangladesh – Tobacco Control – Shadow

This campaign ran nationally in Bangladesh in 2021 to show the dangers of secondhand smoke and inform the public of existing laws prohibiting smoking in public places.

Campaigns

Bangladesh – Tobacco Control – The Mask

This campaign ran nationally in Bangladesh in 2021. It urges people to quit using tobacco and protect themselves from COVID-19.

Case Studies

Tobacco Control Case Study: Bangladesh

Vital Strategies has been working with Bangladesh’s government to encourage their support for national tobacco control education campaigns.

Program Overview

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Country Overview – Bangladesh

The Bangladesh government views civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) as the foundation of rights, protections, entitlements and services from cradle to grave.

Campaigns

Bangladesh – Tobacco Control – They Win, We Lose

This campaign ran in Bangladesh in 2020 and shows that the tobacco industry profits while people suffer the loss of loved ones from smoking.

Campaigns

Bangladesh – Tobacco Control – TAPS Ban & Sales to and by Minors

This campaign ran in Bangladesh in 2020 to inform the public about the existing laws banning tobacco advertisements, promotion and sales (TAPS) and sale of tobacco to and by minors.

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