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“So we have written to the government”: Doctors fight back against Big Tobacco

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One of India’s leading cancer specialists has called for an investigation into the country’s tobacco lobby; its influence over the government; and efforts to derail the country’s tobacco control efforts. A full-scale inquiry Kailash Sharma – academic director of the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai (and a member of an NGO anti-tobacco coalition) – wrote …

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Smoking rates in India falling, especially amongst the youth

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India has seen a reduction of 81 lakh (8.1 million) people smoking in the 2016 to 2017 period compared to figures from 2010 says the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). A breakdown of the survey indicates that this decline in smoking trends may be a generational trend. Overall the reduction in smoking over the seven …

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NGOs form anti tobacco coalition

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India remains the second highest country in terms of tobacco consumption. This is despite a reduction in the last decade. Alarming figures such as the overwhelming rate of tobacco consumption in states such as Mizoram, in which 80.4 percent of men consume tobacco products, have long concerned health agencies. To mark International No Tobacco Day …

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PHFI accused of misusing funds from Gates Foundation; loses foreign funding

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The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has been accused of misusing funds acquired from the Gates Foundation. It has been stripped of its right to foreign funding by the Home Ministry as a result. The PHFI is a public-private initiative, launched in 2006 by the then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2006. Its aim is …

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Make tax laws more strict, campaigners plead

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Public health groups are calling for the government to toughen up on tobacco. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was facing pressure ahead of a meeting of India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) council on February 18. Campaigners are calling for tax laws on tobacco products to change. This in a bid to stymie tobacco’s cancerous influence …

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Tobacco industry protests Delhi anti-smoking summit

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The tobacco industry has come out in force against an international anti-tobacco summit happening in Delhi in November- but the government will not back down. The World Health Organisation (WHO) 7th Conference of Parties (COP7) is scheduled for November 7-12. Expected to include delegates from 180 countries, it will review the World Health Organisation Framework …

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