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martes, 4 de febrero de 2014

interaksyon.com - 3 de Febrero 2014 - Filipinas

Philippine public health policy most susceptible to tobacco industry influence in ASEAN - report

MANILA, Philippines - A day before the celebration of World Cancer Day, a Southeast Asian network of tobacco control advocates launched an index that measures how much the tobacco industry interferes in health laws that govern seven countries.

The Tobacco Industry Interference Index prepared by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) says that the Philippines has the highest level of tobacco industry participation in policy development, followed by Indonesia; Cambodia and Malaysia; Thailand; and Laos and Brunei.

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