tobacco control
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Concordia ends relationship with Philip Morris International following response from public health leaders
19th September 2023
We congratulate Concordia for deciding not to work with the tobacco industry effective immediately. Concordia rescinded global cigarette giant PMI’s membership and removed its CEO from the speaker line-up at its Annual Summit.
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Anti-tobacco civil society celebrates big win, urges all governments to reject partnerships with tobacco companies
04th January 2023
Civil society organizations welcome the expulsion of tobacco giant Philip Morris from Medicago Inc, the corporation involved in Canada's major government-backed COVID-19 vaccine collaboration.
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Invest to protect populations from tobacco: An industry of death and disease
27th September 2022
Governments need to protect people from tobacco and the aggressive marketing strategies used by the tobacco industry.
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Chronic respiratory diseases
23rd September 2022
Most chronic respiratory diseases, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer, should be rare since they are largely preventable. However, inadequate control of tobacco and air pollution means they continue to be a highly prevalent global health burden. Learn more about the most common chronic respiratory diseases and the ways to prevent them.