Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids: International Resource Center

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New WHO Report: Governments Not Doing Enough to Protect Citizens from Global Tobacco Epidemic

A new report released by the World Health Organization finds that, even as the global toll of tobacco grows, most governments are falling short in implementing the policies required by the international tobacco control treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

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Secondhand Smoke Increases Teens' Risk of Heart Disease

10 Mar 2010
Study finds artery damage among 13-year-olds exposed to secondhand smoke, raising risk of future heart disease.
PMI, Fortune Tobacco Merge to Control Philippines Market

02 Mar 2010
Philip Morris International announced that it has merged with Fortune Tobacco Corporation to form a new company called PMFTC that will control 90 percent of the Philippines tobacco market.
International Tobacco Control Treaty Marks Five Year Anniversary

26 Feb 2010
The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a landmark treaty aimed at reducing the death toll from the growing tobacco epidemic, commemorates its fifth anniversary on Feb. 27.
Prime Minister Reaffirms Turkey's Commitment to Tobacco Control

12 Feb 2010
On the second anniversary of Turkey's passing of historic smoke-free laws, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accepted an award from civil society organization Green Crescent for his steadfast commitment to reducing the devastating toll of tobacco in Turkey.
On World Cancer Day, Armstrong, Bloomberg speak out on tobacco's deadly role

04 Feb 2010
Writing in Newsweek to mark World Cancer Day, world champion cyclist, cancer survivor and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids board member Lance Armstrong joins with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in challenging the world to reduce preventable cancers.

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