Tag: Tobacco
Ninety-one percent Pakistanis believe tobacco is harmful
As many as 91 percent of Pakistanis believe that smoking is harmful for health, says a study.
According to Gilani Gallup Pakistan’s recent survey, 91...
Fewer movies with tobacco, less teen smoking: study
The number of US movies in which an actor lights up fell sharply between 2005 and 2010, and this could have contributed to the...
Warid, Shaukat Khanum campaign against tobacco
Warid Telecom in collaboration with Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre marked “World No Tobacco Day 2011” and organized an anti-tobacco campaign,...
World No Tobacco Day today – Tobacco Control Cell going to...
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. After the devolution of Ministry of Health, Tobacco Control Cell...
‘Comprehensive tobacco ban required’
LAHORE - Experts have urged a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship noting that isolated actions have little effect in reducing youth smoking.
"Comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising and promotion can result in a considerable reduction of tobacco consumption on a national level," said University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice Chancellor Prof Malik Hussain Mubashar, adding that where a complete ad ban was coupled with an intensive public information
"Comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising and promotion can result in a considerable reduction of tobacco consumption on a national level," said University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice Chancellor Prof Malik Hussain Mubashar, adding that where a complete ad ban was coupled with an intensive public information
Indonesia to raise tax on tobacco
JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to raise its tobacco excise tax by five percent next year to help meet state revenue targets, a senior official said Wednesday.
The country has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, as 60 percent of the men are estimated to smoke along with a "disturbing" number of children, according to the Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT).
Finance ministry official, Agus Supriyanto told Dow Jones Newswires that the excise tax
The country has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, as 60 percent of the men are estimated to smoke along with a "disturbing" number of children, according to the Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT).
Finance ministry official, Agus Supriyanto told Dow Jones Newswires that the excise tax
