indiatimes.com- Septiembre 26 de 2016 – India
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Blog dedicado a compilar las estrategias de la industria tabacalera, así como las leyes y las campañas a nivel mundial para el control del tabaco.
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martes, 19 de abril de 2016
Officials in India are really sick and tired of their country’s tobacco habit
washingtonpost.com – 18 de Abril 2016 – India
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miércoles, 13 de abril de 2016
Shatru Hails Total Prohibition Decision, Calls for Curbing Use of Tobacco
dnaindia.com – 11 de Abril 2016 – India
The rate of incidence of mouth cancer among younger men, in the age group 25-49 years, is extremely high, according to a study published in The International Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Detection and Prevention's April edition. Doctors from the Tata hospital participated in the study.
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War against tobacco begins on Monday
thehindu.com – 10 de Abril 2016 – India
From Monday, Tamil Nadu will begin implementing the Central government notification mandating that all tobacco products carry a health warning covering 85 per cent of their packaging.
It’s been a week since the notification came into effect, but as of Friday, cigarette packets sold in the city still had the old warnings — showing a diseased lung and covering only 40 per cent of the display area.
“We received the notification on Thursday and are communicating it to all district-level officers in the State. From Monday, we will start implementation — our teams will carry out inspections and seize any products that do not adhere to the notification,” said Director of Public Health K. Kolandaisamy.
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martes, 29 de marzo de 2016
Polémica en La India por el espacio en los paquetes de tabaco
infosalus.com – 23 de marzo 2016 – India
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Unas 100 mil pakistaníes mueren cada año por el tabaco
andina.com.pe – 26 de marzo 2016 – Pakistan
Islamabad, mar. 26. Unas 100 mil personas mueren cada año en Pakistán por enfermedades relacionadas con el tabaquismo, una situación que llevó al gobierno a aplicar diversas medidas, según datos oficiales publicados hoy.
De 22 a 25 millones de pakistaníes, de un total de 180 millones, son considerados fumadores, destacan cifras del ministerio de Salud, citadas por la agencia oficial de noticias APP.
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martes, 8 de marzo de 2016
Chew on This: Tobacco in Your Mouth Can Make You Blind
newindianexpress.com – 7 de marzo 2016 – India
CHENNAI: If you need another reason for not consuming tobacco in any form, here is one: a study by a reputed eye hospital in Chennai has found that chewing tobacco regularly could cause partial blindness.
CHENNAI: If you need another reason for not consuming tobacco in any form, here is one: a study by a reputed eye hospital in Chennai has found that chewing tobacco regularly could cause partial blindness.
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lunes, 29 de febrero de 2016
Health Ministry calls for hike in taxes on tobacco products
thehindu.com – 29 de Febrero de 2016 – India
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lunes, 19 de octubre de 2015
2 in 3 quit tobacco post gutkha ban: Study
tribuneindia.com – 19 de octubre de 2015 – India
A new study on the impact of gutkha ban across the nation has revealed that two in every three persons quit tobacco.
The survey was conducted by John Hopkins University, WHO India and the Centre for Communication and Change-India in eight high-tobacco burden states, which have banned manufacture, storage and sale of gutkha across India.
Two in every three persons who quit the gutka post the ban, did so after it was imposed in the wake of a Health Ministry notification dated August 11, 2011. The survey was conducted in Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Delhi.
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miércoles, 16 de septiembre de 2015
Oral cancer eats up tobacco addict's face
indiatimes.com – 14 de septiembre de 2015 – India
BENGALURU: Imagine having to live without a cheek, upper and lower jaws, parts of eyes, nose, sinus and the base of the skull. That's the story of Adil (name changed), a mouth cancer patient from Shivamogga who lost a portion of his face due to tobacco addiction.
Today, a piece of bone taken from his leg serves as his lower jaw, muscle from the chest forms a part of his palate and his thigh muscle serves as his tongue. The 33-year-old recently underwent a re-constructive surgery during which a tumour as big as a cricket ball was removed from his mouth.
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viernes, 14 de agosto de 2015
Should health organizations add a 'tobacco filter' to their recruitment policies?
thehindubusinessline.com – 13 de Agosto de 2015 – India
Each year, an estimated 5.4 million people die from tobacco usage. This could increase to up to 8 million if current trends continue, according to the World Health Organization.
This is why WHO, among other health groups, is boosting its efforts to raise awareness of the health risks associated with tobacco, as well as pushing governments to take measures aimed at discouraging its continued use.
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martes, 4 de agosto de 2015
FIR Against Tobacco Company for Surrogate Advertising
ndtv.com – 2 de Agosto de 2015 – India
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been lodged against a tobacco company for alleged surrogate advertisements of its gutka and tobacco products on TV and radio.
The FIR was lodged last week on the complaint of Tobacco Control Cell of Delhi government.
"We sent a strict compliance notice under Section 5 of COTPA 2003 to the company on July 24 to immediately stop the surrogate advertisements of its 'pan masala' which is being aired on TV and radio for some time."
"But the company has failed to comply with the notice and therefore we have lodged FIR against the company at Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Delhi) for appropriate action," Dr S K Arora, Additional Director of Health, Delhi government said.
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Malawi's forests going up in smoke as tobacco industry takes heavy toll
theguardian.com – 2 de Agosto de 2015 – India
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jueves, 23 de julio de 2015
Maharashtra government bans chewable tobacco, extends gutkha ban for another year
dnaindia.com – 22 de Julio de 2015 – India
The state government on Wednesday banned the sale, purchase and storage of manufactured chewable tobacco, while extending the ban on gutkha, pan masala and similar products for another year.
"In the interest of public health, manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of tobacco and areca nut (betel nut) which is either flavoured, scented or mixed with any of the said additives and whether going by the name or form of gutkha, pan masala, flavoured scented tobacco, flavoured/ scented supari, manufactured chewing tobacco with additives, kharra, mawa has been prohibited for a period of one year from July 20, 2015," said Dr. Harshadeep Kamble, FDA commisisoner said in the notification.
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miércoles, 1 de julio de 2015
Tobacco products on sale near schools, finds survey
indiatimes.com – 29 de Junio de 2015 – India
NASHIK: Despite a central government ban on selling tobacco products within a 100-metre radius of educational institutions, stall owners are still selling gutkha and cigarette to school children, a survey has revealed.
NGO Manav Utthan Manch (MuM) that has been conducting anti-tobacco campaigns had conducted the survey throughout the city.
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jueves, 7 de mayo de 2015
Govt to set up labs to test tobacco contents and emissions
zeenews.india.com – 6de Mayo de 2015 – India
New Delhi: Government will set up an apex tobacco research lab and four other regional labs to test the the contents and emissions of various tobacco products like cigarettes and bidis and set a limit to the toxic chemicals in them.
"The aim is to evaluate both smoking and smokeless tobacco products. These labs would be testing the identified chemicals of priority like nicotine, ammonia and carbon monoxide for which the WHO's TobLabNet has already established Standard Operating Precedures (SOPs).
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viernes, 17 de abril de 2015
India Tobacco Giant Tries Short Cigarettes as Taxes Hit Demand
bloomberg.com – 14 de Abril de 2015 – India
India’s smokers are favoring cheaper options such as chewing and leaf-wrapped tobacco over cigarettes, as rising taxes prompt British American Tobacco Plc’s Indian associate to sell shorter sticks with lower duties.
“Earlier on, as the taxation was increased, the cigarette industry showed resilience. Now, it has suddenly begun to drop,” Yogesh Deveshwar, chairman of Asia’s third-biggest listed tobacco-seller ITC Ltd., said in an interview with Bloomberg TV India. “The tobacco consumption basket continues to grow, whereas the cigarette share continues to shrink.”
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Islamabad leads districts in implementing tobacco control law
dawn.com – 15 de Abril de 2015 – India
ISLAMABAD: Out of the 10 model districts selected to assess the implementation of the Protection of Non-Smokers Health Ordinance 2002, the Islamabad capital territory (ICT) leads the way, according to statistics collected by the federal ministry of national health services and regulations.
Over the last four years, 593 cases were registered against smokers for violating various sections of the ordinance which mainly emphasizes making public places smoke-free.
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Global smokeless tobacco market is facing new Indian proposals to highlight dangers of tobacco use
companiesandmarkets.com – 15 de Abril de 2015 – India
Although the global smokeless tobacco market has seen a great number of innovative developments in recent years, such as E-cigarettes, it faces a major challenge over new proposals by the Indian health ministry. Health ministers want to make learning about tobacco's dangers and the problems it can cause compulsory for students at school across India. Students aged from 12 to 15 years old will be made to read about tobacco as part of the national school curriculum, in order to lower the number of young people buying tobacco.
"The ministry is determined to take stringent measures to discourage use of tobacco. We want to take a 360 degree approach. Smoking as well as chewing tobacco are two major concerns and there is a need to catch them young and tell them about the adverse effects," according to an Indian health ministry official. "The health message should reach potential tobacco-users before they become addicted, so it is important to ensure children know the risks before they start".
martes, 14 de abril de 2015
Healthcare workers shocked over removal of tobacco warnings in films
indystar.com – 13 de Abril de 2015 – India
Healthcare providers and advocates for a tobacco-free society claim they are shocked at the latest plan of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to replace health warnings shown during movie scenes showing smoking.
“Leading film-makers in the country have submitted a representation to the government to withdraw the requirement for cinema halls to run a warning scroll whenever smoking scenes are shown on the screen,” said Voluntary Health Association of India director Seema Gupta.
She added that current film rules have been extremely effective in deglamorizing the use of tobacco in films.
“We should not succumb to pressure by the film industry,” Ms. Gupta added.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had in 2012 brought out a notification prohibiting smoking in films. Later, amended rules came into effect to remove practical difficulties faced in implementation of some erstwhile provisions.
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