490According to the State Treasury, tobacco tax revenue in 2018 amounted to UAH 43.6 billion, which is 9.3% more than in 2017. A significant increase…
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Тhe smoking prevalence among children in Ukraine has decreased by 43% over the last 12 years
On November 15, on the International No Smoking Day, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the WHO Country Office in Ukraine, and NGO Advocacy Center…
World No Tobacco Day in Ukraine
May 31, 2018, NGO Advocacy Center “Life” is among the winners of the World No Tobacco Day award 2018 from the WHO European Region. On May 31 the WHO CO…
International experts advise Ukraine to ratify the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
January 22, 2018. Tobacco control experts conducted a press-conference to emphasize the need to ratify the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products by…
Ukraine approved a 7-year plan for increasing taxes on cigarettes: benefits and challenges
November 7, 2017, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted a policy of tobacco taxes increase during 2018-2024, and the law was transferred for the President’s office for…
Ukrainian activists demand to ban tobacco displays at points of sales
November 6-17, 2017, NGO “Life” conducts a campaign to support the draft law #4030a in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The main purpose of the…
Press release open letter by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH US) and Unfairtobacco
October 05, 2017, 89 organizations from around the globe published an open letter to Philip Morris International (PMI) demanding that they immediately cease the production,…
On 4 September 2017 the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, World Health Organization(WHO) Regional Office in Europe, WHO Country Office in Ukraine, Kyiv InternationalInstitute of Sociology and the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine held ajoint press conference presenting the results of the second Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) conducted in Ukraine. The event was opened by Dr. Marthe Everard, WHO Representative and…
Ukraine has launched a professional service to help smokers
On June 20, 2017 a press conference was held to launch a professional service to help smokers to quit. The service consists of a hotline and…
“The Nasirov Group” Lobbies Interests of Tobacco Manufacturers in the Committee on Taxation – Research by TI Ukraine
13Representatives of the Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy are the main “lobbyists” of tobacco companies in the Verkhovna Rada. These are the research findings…