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Taxation as an effective public policy tool to curb smoking in poor countries
NCDAPA has been a vocal advocate for the introduction of more punitive taxes on tobacco products in low income...
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Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden: challenges for the Asia Pacific Region
The Lancet has published a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 tracking smoking prevalence and...
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Joint submission of WHO and WHO FCTC made public after tribunal strengthens tobacco control in Uruguay
An international tribunal has defended the sovereign authority of states to protect health through tobacco control (Twitter NCD Asia...
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World No Tobacco Day 2016
Tobacco remains the biggest public health threat of our time, killing around 6 million people globally every single year....
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The poor state of adolescent health
The recent report from the Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing investigates the detrimental effects decades of neglect...
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Cambodian parliament passes law on tobacco control
The National Assembly of Cambodia on Wednesday unanimously adopted a draft law on tobacco control with an aim of...
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