#tobacco control

Collection of tobacco control news, found 49 news.

Tobacco real epidemic trap: Panigoro

Chairman of the 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT) Arifin Panigoro emphasized that the tobacco ...

Education, health can support HRD: Academician

Education and health can support development of human resources (HRD) to welcome a demographic bonus in 2030 and ...

WHO encourages Indonesia to raise cigarettes tax

World Health Organization (WHO) has encouraged Indonesian authority to raise cigarette customs and tax as it would not ...

Human rights panel asks govt to ratify tobacco control convention

The National Commission on Human Rights continues to encourage the government to immediately ratify the Framework ...

West Sumatra serious to overcome cigarette hazards

The West Sumatra Provincial Government is serious about protecting its people from the dangers of cigarettes by ...

This is how many lives will be saved

- The 1st Asia Harm Reduction Forum 2017, a regional scientific and policy forum in Jakarta aimed at reducing the harm ...

Protecting people against dangers of cigarettes

The Indonesian government must strengthen its efforts to protect the people from the dangers of cigarettes in order to ...

22nd Century now free of restrictive license agreement with British American Tobacco

- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is focused on ...

`No smoking` advertisement creates greater impact

Jakartas Provincial Secretary Saefullah said that the public service advertisement regarding the dangers of smoking ...

Tobacco consumption epidemic reaches alarming level

The epidemic of tobacco consumption has reached an alarming level in Indonesia, where more than one-third of the ...

Issue of cigarette smoking must not be left unresolved: Minister

Health Minister Nila Djuwita Moeloek highlighted that the issue of cigarette smoking, notably the steady rise in the ...

Government must discuss draft law on tobacco: Ministry

The government should deliberate the bill on tobacco proposed under the initiative of the House of Representatives, a ...

Activists empower Yogyakarta residents to show their true colors and reject tobacco industry exploitation

Global public health experts Vital Strategies today congratulated health advocates, artists and the people of Kali ...

Prohibiting cigarette sales to children

Smoking among youth can be significantly reduced by effectively enforcing prohibition of cigarette sales to children. ...

Indonesian young innovators committed to make country tobacco free

Under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), 20 Indonesian young innovators from 17 districts/cities ...