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“Commercial Industries and Public Health: The role of the Smart Journalists” residential workshop was held on 19-20th August 2019 in the Amora Lagoon Hotel, Katunayake. Thirteen Journalists representing print and Electronic media attended the workshop.
Dr. Mahesh Rajasuriya, Director, CCT introdu... [read more]
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BRAC, the world-leading NGO of Bangladesh, has very recently returned the fund worth USD 64,115 that they have received from Foundation for Smoke-Free World (FSFW), an organization established and supported by Philip Morris International (PMI). This is in fact a praiseworthy decision of returning th... [read more]
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Ministry of health, Nepal conducted an inter-ministerial meeting on Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) on 26th July 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Members from the Ministry of home affairs, Ministry of finance, Ministry of industry, Inland Revenue department (IRD), Department of industry, Department of ... [read more]
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Framework Convention Alliance together with ASH: Action on Smoking & Health, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products - Vital Strategies, Tobacco-Free Union, Tobacco Control Research Group at University of Bath, Global Center for Good Governance in Tob... [read more]
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‘’Tobacco is the only legally available consumer product which kills people when used entirely as intended.’’ The tobacco industry is a global entity. Tobacco industry is known for their interference and influence of public and governments. It also includes a wide range of supporting consultancies s... [read more]
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Courtesy for The Sunday Times - By Kumudini Hettiarachchi
Sri Lanka has become a formidable force in battling the insidious campaigns of the tobacco industry on all fronts – locally, regionally and globally.
The CCT team, together with teams from the tobacco observatories in Brazil and South Afr... [read more]
