#tobacco control

Collection of tobacco control news, found 51 news.

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 ...

Government warned of cigarette price increase

The governments reported plan to significantly hike cigarette prices has sparked pros and cons reactions from various ...

Stop sexual violence against children in Indonesia

Indonesia observes the National Childrens Day every July 23 to remind every element in the community that children are ...

Indonesian govt to realize Indonesian children`s voices: Minister

Womens Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Yambise has said her ministry will realize the Voices of ...

President urged to protect children from dangers of cigarettes

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Youth Movement (GM-FCTA) has called on President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to ...

54 percent of Indonesian children smoke: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Empowerment of Women and Child Protection, Yohana Yambise, has expressed concern about the ...

Indonesia not yet protected from influence of tobacco companies: WHO

Indonesia is still susceptible to the influence of international tobacco companies as it is yet to accede to the ...

Director General Nus: Indonesia Government Anticipates Singapore Plan on Cigarette Plain Packaging Policy

- Director General of National Export Development, Nus Nuzulia Ishak, moved quickly to anticipate Singapore's plan to ...

Indonesia Urged To Protect Younger Generation From Ill-Effects of Tobacco

Some 73,956,480 people died of tobacco-related diseases since the first Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) ...

Indonesia refuses to sign tobaco control convention

The government has decided not to sign Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to protect the countrys tobacco ...

Councilors Blame FCTC For Cigarette Plant Closures

The East Java Legislative Council has blamed foreign pressures --exerted through the Framework Convention on Tobacco ...

Indonesia hemmed-in between benefits and hazards of tobacco

The Indonesian government has not yet discussed whether it will ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ...

Tobacco Farmers Unite in Condemning WHO's Plan to Threaten 30 Million Jobs

-ITGA Launches Global Petition Campaign to Oppose Draconian Measures     More than 30 million ...

ASEAN, world bank collaborate to strengthen AEC monitoring

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank ...