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Uganda’s First Lady, Janet Museveni, pledges to Champion tobacco Control Advocacy among African First Ladies

The First Lady of Uganda, Mrs. Janet Museveni has pledged to use the First Ladies’ Forum for Africa to advocate for Tobacco Control in Africa.

South Africa: Gov't to Follow New Australia Tobacco Laws - Report

"... We will do it, definitely," Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was quoted as telling The Times newspaper.

World Leading Plain Packaging Laws Given a Clean Bill of Health

The Australian Government has welcomed the decision of the High Court of Australia to reject the legal challenge by big tobacco against Australia’s world-leading laws on plain packaging of tobacco.

Joint Release

The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
Attorney-General
Minister for Emergency Management

The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
Minister for Health

15 August 2012

What Australia's win against Big Tobacco Means for Global Health

By John R. Seffrin, PhD,Chief Executive Officer, American Cancer    Society
www.cancer.blogs.com

The ruling this week by Australia's high court to uphold its    government’s right to introduce “plain packaging” for tobacco    products is a landmark event for global health. With the world's    eyes watching this decision, the court struck down a challenge from    the biggest cigarette manufacturers around the globe.

Multi- country study of tobacco use highlights critical need for effective tobacco control policies

In a study published in The Lancet, researchers compared data on tobacco use in 14 low- and middle-income countries, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States, finding alarmingly high rates of use and large variations in use patterns.

Une étude multipays sur le tabagisme met en évidence le besoin urgent de mettre en œuvre des politiques de lutte antitabac efficaces

Dans une étude publiée dans la revue The Lancet, des chercheurs ont comparé des données sur le tabagisme dans 14 pays à revenus faibles et intermédiaires, ainsi qu’au Royaume-Uni (UK) et aux États-Unis, relevant des taux alarmants de consommation de tabac, dont le mode varie considérablement d'un pays à l'autre.