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Yussuf Saloojee about the need for graphic warnings

Here is the presentation given by Yussuf Saloojee in Cape Town during the 38th World Conference on Lung Health organized by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
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Gar Mahood and Health Warnings

Gar Mahood speaks in Brussels about how the Canadian government was "convinced" to install big health warnings, eventually with pictures, on the cigarette packs.
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In India Graphic Warnings Are Indefinitely Postponed

Our friend Hemant Goswami informs us that in an unfortunate development, the rules which made it mandatory to carry pictorial warnings covering 50% of the tobacco product packages have been postponed for an unknown time period.
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5 new graphic health warnings on packs in Thailand

5 new pictorial health warnings (prepared by ASH) in Thailand.
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More information: FCA factsheet about Tobacco Warning Labels (pdf)

Smoking and gangrene

In Australia a new TV ad underscores the risk of gangrene for heavy smokers along a similar graphic health warning.
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The impact of the new graphic health warnings on Australian smokers

Australian smokers try to avoid the most gruesome graphic warnings.
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Graphic warnings delayed in New Zealand

While Australia has adopted graphic warnings in March 2006, the decision is not yet taken in New Zealand and advocates worry about effective delaying tactics of the industry. Such delaying tactics seem to be pervasive as many governments appear reluctant to go ahead with the graphic warnings.
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Source: TVNZ , Austalian cigarette warnings

Geoffrey T. Fong: Designing Effective Warning Labels

Geoffrey T. Fong talks about What We Know About the Impact of Warning Labels: Review of Findings from the ITC Project and Recommendations for Designing Effective Warning Labels. LISTEN (16 min)

Louise Hassan about health warnings in the UK

Louise Hassan compares the UK warnings with Canada's graphic warnings.
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Maizurah Omar, PhD, about health warnings in Southeast Asia

Maizurah Omar, PhD from Malaysia talks about The Greater Impact of Warning Labels in Southeast Asia Compared to Four High Income Countries.
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