Health Ministry supports anti-smoking law
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health has supported bill No. 2820 on amendments to some laws of Ukraine on the protection of public health from the harmful…
Healthcare Committee of Ukrainian Parliament supported new cigarette package design and banning flavorings according to EU Directive of 2014
On October 7, 2015 MPs of Healthcare Committee recommended the draft law #2820 “About amending some of the laws of Ukraine regarding public health protection from…
Saving the World’s Population From a Post-2015 Tobacco Epidemic
Halting the Tobacco Epidemic in the post-2015 development agenda, July 2015 By Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva Head of the Convention Secretariat WHO…
New Report Details How U.S. Chamber of Commerce Helps Tobacco Industry Fight Life-Saving Policies in Over a Dozen Countries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report released today by an international group of public interest and health organizations builds on the recent multi-part investigation byThe New York…
Public health experts applaud Ukraine’s decision to stop lobbying tobacco interests in the case against Australia
Public health experts and Ukrainian society cheer Ukraine’s choice to quit after 3 years campaigning tobacco intrigues in World Trade Organization case against Australia’s cigarette…
5 Andriy Skipalskyi of Ukraine honored for leadership in global fight against tobacco
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Andriy Skipalskyi, Chairman of the Board to Life Regional Advocacy Center in Ukraine, has been honored with the 2015 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Honors Organizations Leading the Fight for Tobacco Control
Government and non-governmental organizations from Brazil, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, and Uruguay awarded for their success in fighting the global tobacco epidemic Michael R. Bloomberg…
AFUO continues to call on Ukraine to withdraw from WTO Challenge Against Australia on Cigarette Packaging Law
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has again called on the Government of Ukraine to withdraw its challenge at the World Trade Organisations (WTO)…
New Tobacco Atlas finds tobacco use costs the global economy over $1 trillion per year (USD)
The American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation released The Tobacco Atlas, Fifth Edition, a reference tool for advocates to use in the global fight…
UKRAINIANS SMOKE LESS: KIIS SURVEY RESULTS
On November 20, the International No Smoking Day, experts and public activists presented the results of a nationwide survey (omnibus) conducted by the Kyiv International Institute…