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More Thank 2,000 People Have Registered Support for National Smokefree Law
May 23, 2013Read this release in Vietnamese Recent Survey Finds Most Senegalese Don’t Smoke And Think Tobacco Is Harmful (Hanoi, Viet Nam) – More than 2,000 people have already registered on www.vn0khoitthuoc.com to pledge their support for the implementation of the new smokefree... more...World Lung Foundation Warns U.S. Budget Cuts Will Slow the Fight Against Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis
May 22, 2013(New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today warned that the sequestration of the United States Federal Budget will have the unintended consequence of slowing efforts to control and eradicate tuberculosis – particularly multi-drug resistant tuberculosis - both in the U.S. and... more...Petition Launched for Strong National Tobacco Law
May 15, 2013Read this release in French Recent Survey Finds Most Senegalese Don’t Smoke And Think Tobacco Is Harmful (May 15, 2013, New York and Dakar, Senegal) – Today Ligue Sénégalaise contre le Tabac (LISTAB) and World Lung Foundation (WLF) launched a new website and online petition,... more...Mass Media Campaign Launched to Support
May 7, 2013
New Smokefree LawDownload Vietnamese Press Release (Hanoi, Vietnam) – A national mass media campaign was launched today in Hanoi to support the implementation of Viet Nam’s new smokefree law, which came into effect on May 1st, 2013. The campaign, which combines TV ads, SMS... more...Testimony on Tobacco Product Display
May 2, 2013
Sandra Mullin, Senior Vice President
World Lung Foundation(New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation is a leading NGO dedicated to reducing the illness and death caused by tobacco and other critical public health issues. --> Ten years ago, I was Director of Communications at the NYC Department of Health when Mayor Bloomberg... more...Supreme Court Decision on Tobacco Warnings Will Save Lives
Apr 23, 2013FDA is one step closer to implementation of graphic warnings on cigarette packs (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today welcomed a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a challenge by the tobacco industry against the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control... more...World Lung Foundation Hails Achievements of Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
Apr 17, 2013Program has awarded 500 grants since 2007, across 70 countries with a combined population of over five billion people (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today congratulated the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use on its achievement in having awarded 500 grants... more...Obama's Proposed Federal Tobacco Tax Increase Would Save Lives
Apr 10, 2013Plan expected to reduce smoking prevalence and raise $78 billion over next decade to fund early childhood education (April 10, 2013, New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) has welcomed a proposed increase in federal tobacco tax announced today in President Obama’s budget... more...First Ever National Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign Launches in Senegal
Apr 2, 2013Download the release in French (Dakar, Senegal) – Today marks the launch of the first-ever national mass media campaign to warn Senegalese people about the harms of tobacco. The campaign, developed by the Ministry of Health and Social Action and World Lung Foundation, graphically... more...Eight Provinces Across the Philippines Launch Campaign To Warn Smokers About Tar in Cigarettes
Mar 25, 2013World Lung Foundation Urges Swift Development of New Graphic Labels (Manila, Philippines and New York, USA) – Eight provinces across the Philippines today re-launched a campaign to warn people about the harms of tar in cigarettes. The ad, developed by the Department of Health with support... more...FDA Decision on Tobacco Warning Labels is Significant Setback for American Pubic Health
Mar 21, 2013World Lung Foundation Urges Swift Development of New Graphic Labels (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) noted that public health in the United States took a major step backwards today. This setback is a result of a U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) decision not to seek... more...World Lung Foundation Strongly Supports New York City Proposal to Ban Tobacco Displays
Mar 19, 2013(New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) applauds legislation introduced today in New York City to ban tobacco displays at retail shops throughout the city. The legislation, unveiled today by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Health Commissioner Tom Farley and members of the New York... more...Serious Injection of Commitment and Funding Needed to Stop Drug-Resistant TB
Mar 19, 2013More money needed for diagnostic equipment, drug therapy development, lung health professionals and monitoring (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today warned that the global health community’s opportunity to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) soon will be gone – for the time... more...World Lung Foundation Congratulates Russian Government on New National Tobacco Control Law
Feb 26, 2013Comprehensive legislation could save millions of lives and be a model for Eastern Europe (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today congratulated the Russian Federation for passing comprehensive new tobacco control laws. The legislation passed in both houses of parliament and was... more...World Lung Foundation Congratulates Russian Government on Progress Towards New National Tobacco Control Law
Feb 1, 2013Comprehensive legislation could save millions of lives and be a model for Eastern Europe (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today congratulated the Russian Federation for passing comprehensive new tobacco control laws through their second reading in the Duma. The legislation,... more...World Lung Foundation Launches Program to Train First Lung Health Specialists in Ethiopia
Jan 25, 2013Currently there are no chest physicians in country with high burden of lung disease (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) announced it has launched the Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship Program, an initiative to train the first generation of lung health... more...New Funding to Deliver Distance Training and Clinical Support for Maternal Health Workers in Rural Tanzania
Jan 23, 2013Download in Swahili Merck for Mothers Global Giving Program Donates nearly $500,000 for Technology That Will Connect Experts to Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Areas (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) has been awarded $488,500 from Merck,... more...World Lung Foundation Urges UK Government to Keep Tobacco Companies Out of Discussions on Plain Packaging
Jan 16, 2013Recent reports indicate government is violating its commitment to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today called on the UK Government to honour its commitments to a global treaty on tobacco control. According to recent press... more...FDA Approval of New Tuberculosis Drug is Only One Step in Addressing Drug-Resistant Strains
Jan 14, 2013(New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation today welcomed the U.S. Federal Drug Administration’s approval of Sirturo, a new treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB), but it also cautioned that limited clinical trial data mean there may still be unknown risks. The foundation called... more...World Lung Foundation Calls for More Concerted Global Action in 2013 to Fight Tobacco Use and Lung Disease
Dec 27, 2012(New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today welcomed progress during 2012 in tobacco control and in the diagnosis and treatment of lung disease and acute respiratory infections. Successes during the past year have included the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products in... more...World Lung Foundation Commends US Government for Proposed Action on TB-HIV
Dec 1, 2012(New York, USA) – On World AIDS Day, World Lung Foundation commended the U.S. government for emphasizing the importance of targeted TB-HIV intervention as a critical means to achieve its goal of an AIDS-free generation. According to the Stop TB Partnership, more than 1,000 people infected... more...Global Tobacco Control Community Makes Advances on Illicit Trade and Tobacco Industry Liability
Nov 30, 2012But Governments Fail to Adequately Address Tobacco Taxation (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation today commended national governments for reaching agreement on measures to combat smuggling of tobacco products and to establish legal methods of holding the industry to account for... more...New International Rules to Combat Tobacco Smuggling Commended By World Lung Foundation
Nov 15, 2012The scene in the Plenary Hall at COP (day 2) at COEX Convention Centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation today commended delegations from more than 170 countries for adopting a new international protocol that sets out rules for combating tobacco... more...Big Tobacco Fueling Global Economic Crises and Exploiting Trade Agreements
Oct 15, 2012Experts from the American Cancer Society, World Lung Foundation and the World Bank reveal links between the tobacco industry’s aggressive tactics and impediments to economic development (Washington, D.C. , USA) –A panel of global experts on health and... more...New Funding Will Save Mothers and Children’s Lives in Tanzania
Oct 3, 2012Commitments from Bloomberg Philanthropies and H&B Agerup Foundation Expected to Impact At Least 50,000 Mothers and Children by 2016 (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) today welcomed an extension of funding for its Maternal Health... more...Millions of Lives at Stake as Tobacco Burden is Expected to Escalate in Africa
Oct 1, 20124th Edition of The Tobacco Atlas Warns of Death, Disease and More Poverty If Current Trends Continue (Dakar, Senegal) – Africa is a major target for tobacco industry sales and marketing according to the American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation, who released the French... more...First Major Grants Awarded to Assess Children's Health Impacts of Clean Fuels and Cookstove Design
Sep 25, 2012World Lung Foundation Joins Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to Lead Public Health Initiatives (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves today awarded their first major research grants to assess the health impact of cleaner fuels and... more...World Lung Foundation Hails Decision by Australia’s Highest Court to Uphold Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packaging
Aug 21, 2012Urges Other Nations to Follow Australia’s Leadership in Global Fight Against Tobacco (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation today hailed a decision by Australia’s High Court to dismiss claims by Japan Tobacco Inc., British American Tobacco Plc, Philip Morris International Inc. and... more...World Lung Foundation Calls For U.S. States to Increase Use of Mass Media Campaigns to Help Reduce Smoking Rates
Aug 15, 2012(New York, USA) – Today, at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, World Lung Foundation called on state health departments to use graphic, evidence-based mass media campaigns to reduce youth smoking and increase adult smoking cessation. World Lung Foundation experts also noted that... more...World Lung Foundation Welcomes Report On Progress Towards Improved Maternal Health and Reductions in Child Mortality
Jun 29, 2012Calls for Accelerated Program of Action in Tanzania (New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation today welcomed the publication of a new report, “ Building a Future for Women and Children: The 2012 Report ”, published by Countdown to 2015 - a global movement of academics,... more...5,000+ Youth Support Tobacco Control Law in Vietnam’s First-Ever National SMS Tobacco Control Campaign
Jun 15, 2012View Vietnamese Press Release (Hanoi, Vietnam and New York, USA) – More than 5,000 youth have signaled their support of a smoke-free Vietnam. Since the country’s first SMS tobacco control campaign launched in mid-May, thousands have added their names to... more...New Campaign Launches to Warn Public of Tobacco’s Harms and Reverse Decades of Industry Misinformation
May 31, 2012(Dhaka, Bangladesh, and New York, USA) – On World No Tobacco Day, World Lung Foundation and the National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) launched a nationwide campaign in Bangladesh showing the many harmful illnesses caused by tobacco use, including lung cancer, heart... more...World Lung Foundation Hails Positive Steps in Tobacco Control in China
May 31, 2012New Ministry of Health report highlights risk of tobacco to health of China’s citizens New smokefree laws in Harbin and Tianjin will protect 23.5 million against those harms (New York, USA) –World Lung Foundation today welcomed two significant steps in the advancement of tobacco... more...Eight Provinces Across the Philippines Launch New Campaign To Warn smokers About the Harms Of Tobacco
May 31, 2012(Manila, Philippines and New York, USA) – World No Tobacco Day marks the launch of a new tobacco control campaign across eight provinces in the Philippines. The ad, developed by the Department of Health with support from University of the Philippines and World Lung... more...New Study Predicts Potential Global Impact of Tobacco Control Policies
Apr 27, 2012(New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation welcomed a new study published in Tobacco Control journal that predicted countries could reduce the global adult smoking rate by 44 percent by 2030. The study, entitled “ The potential impact of smoking control policies on future global smoking... more...World Lung Foundation Calls for Stronger Warnings About the Dangers of Tobacco to Heart Health
Apr 20, 2012New report highlights alarming lack of awareness of the risks of smoking and secondhand smoke to heart health (April 20, 2012, New York, USA) – World Lung Foundation today welcomed a new report published by World Heart Federation, World Health Organization and the International... more...World Lung Foundation Warns Drug-Resistant TB Threatening To Overwhelm All Current Tuberculosis Control Efforts
Mar 24, 2012- At least half a billion people have MDR or XDR TB - - 2 Million Will Die From TB This Year and More Than 8 Million New Cases Will Develop - - Potential Rays Of Hope In New Treatment Regimens, Diagnostic Tools And Medicines - more...World Lung Foundation Hails New Tobacco Control Funding Commitment From Bloomberg Philanthropies
Mar 22, 2012(New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation today released the following statement from Peter Baldini, Chief Executive Officer, after the announcement of Philanthropist and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s historic $220 million commitment to global fight against tobacco use at the... more...New Tobacco Atlas Estimates U.S. $35 Billion Tobacco Industry Profits and Almost 6 Million Annual Deaths
Mar 21, 2012*In 2010, tobacco industry’s profit was equivalent to US$6,000 for each death caused by tobacco. * Since the 1st Tobacco Atlas in 2002, almost 50 million people have died from tobacco. * 43 trillion cigarettes have been smoked in the last decade. (Singapore) - The Tobacco Atlas ,... more...New CDC Anti-Tobacco Campaign Marks Huge Step in American Tobacco Control
Mar 15, 2012(New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation today applauded the new public education campaign launched today from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The campaign, called “Tips From Former Smokers,” is the first of its kind from a federal agency in the United States. Sandra... more...Tobacco Industry Marketing is Deadly to Children
Mar 8, 2012(New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation today welcomed the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report, which shines a much-needed light on the epidemic of youth smoking in the United States and the marketing efforts of the tobacco industry to hook a new generation of victims. The report, Preventing... more...New Campaign Shows Harmful Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Children
Feb 21, 2012New Campaign Facebook Page To Provide Support For People Seeking to Quit (New Delhi, India) - A new tobacco control campaign was launched today in India to warn people about the deadly effects of second-hand smoke exposure on children. The campaign, developed by the Ministry of... more...State of Tabasco, Mexico, Ministry of Health Launches New Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign
Feb 15, 2012View Press Release in Spanish (Tabasco, Mexico) - The Ministry of Health of the State of Tabasco, Mexico, today launched a new graphic mass media campaign called "Quit Smoking, It’s Worth It". The campaign graphically depicts that children and teenagers exposed to secondhand... more...The Unwrapped Gift to Improve Public Health: Plain Cigarette Packaging Would Help Save Lives in 2012 and Beyond
Dec 15, 2011(New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation today called for governments to enact legislation to require plain packaging for cigarettes, citing it as perhaps the best “unwrapped” gift to public health in 2012. As people who smoke plan their New Year resolution to quit smoking, World Lung... more...World Lung Foundation Commends Bloomberg Philanthropies on Significant Progress Toward Reducing the Deadly Toll of Tobacco
Nov 17, 2011Launch of new report highlights five years of advances in global tobacco control (New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation today congratulated Bloomberg Philanthropies on the launch of its first progress report of the global Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (the Initiative), of... more...The Government of DKI Jakarta Launches First-ever Graphic Tobacco Control Campaign in Indonesia
Oct 18, 2011(Jakarta, Indonesia) - The government of DKI Jakarta today launched Indonesia’s first-ever graphic mass media campaign to warn people about the dangers of smoking. The campaign graphically depicts how smoking damages vital organs of the body and can cause serious health problems, even... more...World Leaders Can Reduce NCD Deaths Now by Reducing Tobacco Use
Sep 19, 2011UN Meeting on NCDs Is Important First Step in Addressing Global Toll of Lung Disease, Cancer, Diabetes and Heart Disease (New York, United States) - World Lung Foundation today urged world leaders meeting at the United Nations to reduce deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs)... more...New Campaign Shows Heart Breaking Effects of Smoking Bidis
Jul 28, 2011(New Delhi, India and New York, USA) - A national tobacco control campaign launched today in India to warn people about the dangers of bidi smoking. The campaign, developed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with support from World Lung Foundation, graphically depicts a bidi smoker... more...World Lung Foundation Welcomes New Report on NCDs in China
Jul 27, 2011Urges Tobacco Control Measures As A Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Toll of Non-Communicable Diseases (New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation called for an acceleration of tobacco control measures in the wake of a new report from World Bank entitled “Toward a Healthy and Harmonious Life... more...70% of World’s Population Sees No Tobacco Counter-Advertising
Jul 7, 2011View in Spanish World Lung Foundation Welcomes First-Ever Global Assessment of Tobacco Control Mass Media (New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation today welcomed the World Health Organization (WHO) Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011 in Montevideo, Uruguay. This... more...World Lung Foundation Condemns Tobacco Industry Attempts to Halt Graphic Warnings and Plain Packaging in Australia
Jun 28, 2011(New York, USA) - World Lung Foundation today condemned the action by Philip Morris in launching a legal action against the Australian government and commended that government’s strong rebuttal of the legal challenge. Philip Morris is contesting that the Australian government’s... more...Maternal Death Crisis Addressed at Summit in Tanzania
Jun 14, 2011Download release in Swahili A lack of Basic Surgical Supplies and Trained Personnel Threatens Progress (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania) - On World No Tobacco Day, World Lung Foundation launches a new web resource for governments, World Lung Foundation convened a “Summit on Stopping... more...Media Advisory:
Jun 10, 2011
Summit to Address Maternal Death in TanzaniaContact Maria Sarungi-Tsehai, Dar Es Salaam 784235215 Jorge Alday, New York City +1 6463548922 WHAT: Summit to Address Maternal Death in Tanzania World Lung Foundation will convene a two day (13 and 14 June) “Summit on Stopping Needless Maternal Deaths” to address... more...First Ever National Tobacco Control Mass Media Campaign Launches in Bangladesh
May 31, 2011(Dhaka, Bangladesh and New York, USA) - World No Tobacco Day marks the launch of the first national tobacco control mass media campaign in Bangladesh. The campaign, developed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare with support from World Lung Foundation, Bangladesh Center for... more...World Lung Foundation Supports New Tobacco Control Campaigns in Eight Countries
May 31, 2011Campaigns In Africa, Asia and Europe Signal Globalization of Tobacco Counter-Marketing (New York, USA) - On World No Tobacco Day, World Lung Foundation is supporting new tobacco control mass media campaigns in Albania, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, India, Mauritius, Philippines, Russia, and... more...New Cigarette Pack Warning Resource Enables Governments to Fulfill Key Health Treaty Obligation
May 31, 2011License-free access to impactful graphic images reduces cost and time to market (New York, USA) - On World No Tobacco Day, World Lung Foundation launches a new web resource for governments, NGOs and advocates planning to implement pictorial warnings on cigarette packs. The Tobacco... more...Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life and WLF Mount Mass Media Campaign to Show How Much Tar is in an Average Smoker’s Lungs
May 30, 2011(Port Louis, Mauritius and New York, USA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life (MOH & QL) has begun a national mass media campaign, which graphically depicts the amount of tar found in the average smoker’s lungs. The “Sponge” campaign will air nationally on TV,... more...World Lung Foundation Urges Health Ministries to Implement Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce NCD Deaths
Apr 25, 2011Commends Russian Government for Hosting Vital Global NCD Meeting and Increasing Its Own Commitment to Tobacco Control (Moscow, Russia and New York, United States) - World Lung Foundation today urged health ministers attending a critical meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs)... more...Innovative Health Campaign in India Uses “Too Graphic for TV” Images to Highlight Health Risks of Chewing Tobacco
Apr 21, 2011ChewOnThis.in Integrates Mobile and Social Media and Ringtones for Viral Impact (Delhi, India and New York, United States) - A group of health organizations including government, local, national and international NGOs such as Tata Memorial Hospital, World Lung Foundation, Indian... more...World Lung Foundation Hails New Report on Tackling the Global Crisis of Non-Communicable Diseases
Apr 12, 2011Calls for governments to accelerate implementation of tobacco control measures as a quick, cost-effective way to reduce global death and disease (New York, United States) - World Lung Foundation has welcomed the release of a new research paper published in The Lancet. The paper,... more...New Report From World Lung Foundation Reveals Inextricable Links Between Tobacco and Tuberculosis
Mar 24, 2011
*Calls for Tobacco Control Measures to be Integrated into TB Programs*(March 24, 2011, New York, NY) – Coinciding with World TB Day, World Lung Foundation today issued a white paper exploring the links between tuberculosis and tobacco use. The paper, entitled “Directions: The Deadly Pairing of Tuberculosis and Smoking,” is a meta-study of research from... more...World Lung Foundation Launches Web Campaign to Urge Heads-Of-State to Attend UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases
Mar 14, 2011WORLD LUNG FOUNDATION LAUNCHES WEB CAMPAIGN TO URGE HEADS-OF-STATE TO ATTEND UN SUMMIT ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES *Tobacco use, the world’s #1 preventable killer, Remains Neglected in Millennium Development Goals* *15,000 Deaths a Day Can Be Prevented if Governments Address Tobacco Use... more...World Lung Foundation Urges UK Government to Ban Display Advertising and Branding on Tobacco Products
Mar 9, 2011(London, United Kingdom, and New York, United States) - On UK No Smoking Day World Lung Foundation called on the British Government to progress its plans to ban in-store cigarette display advertising and also to ban all branding on cigarette packets, without delay. A ban on display... more...World Lung Foundation Partners with the NCD Alliance to Push for Inclusion of Non-Communicable Diseases in Millennium Development Goals
Feb 17, 2011(New York, United States) - World Lung Foundation today announced it has joined the NCD Alliance to advocate for the inclusion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Working toward a high-level summit meeting that will be attended by heads of... more...Tamil Nadu Government Launches New Campaign to Protect Citizens from Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
Feb 5, 2011(Chennai, India and New York, United States) - The Smokefree Chennai project of the Tamil Nadu Government today launched a new mass media campaign to inform millions of Tamilian smokers about the serious effects tobacco has on their health and the health of their children. The statewide... more...World Lung Foundation Calls for Increased Funding of Cancer Prevention Through Tobacco Control
Feb 3, 2011(New York, NY) - World Lung Foundation today called on health care providers and governments to do more to prevent cancer, in terms of activity and spend. While important breakthroughs are being made in cancer diagnosis and treatment, low-cost prevention strategies like effective tobacco... more...World Lung Foundation Notes with Interest President Kikwete’s Role in the United Nations Meeting in Geneva on Women’s and Children’s Health
Jan 26, 2011WLF Urges the President to Make This an Even Greater Public Health Priority in Tanzania to Reduce Maternal Deaths (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania) - With the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to reduce maternal deaths falling far below the mark in Tanzania and other African... more...World Lung Foundation Convenes
Jan 20, 2011
Maternal Health Summit in TanzaniaMinister of Health, Donors and Field Staff Discuss Progress and Future Action to Reduce Maternal Deaths Download press release in Swahili (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania) - World Lung Foundation convened its first-ever Maternal Health Summit in Tanzania to bring together international... more...Ad Campaign Graphically Depicts Harms of Smokeless Tobacco, A Leading Killer in India
Jan 17, 2011The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India today launched an intensely graphic campaign to reduce illness and deaths from smokeless tobacco, which is used by tens of millions of Indians every day. The ad, called “Mukesh,” was developed by the National Tobacco Control Program in... more...China Falls Short in its Tobacco Control Obligations
Jan 5, 2011(New York, New York) -World Lung Foundation commented on the status of Chinese tobacco control as the deadline passed for implementing certain policy measures required under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a treaty China ratified in 2005 and that came into force in 2006. China is... more...New Rapid Testing Technology Requires Training and a Transition Plan to Truly Advance the Fight Against Tuberculosis
Dec 9, 2010(New York, New York) -World Lung Foundation today welcomed the World Health Organization's endorsement of new automated testing that promises to improve diagnosis of the disease, but cautioned that investment in such technology cannot succeed without parallel investment in health worker... more...World Lung Foundation Supports Uruguay's Efforts to Stop the Tobacco Industry from Undermining its Progressive Tobacco Control Policies
Nov 18, 2010(New York, New York) -Today World Lung Foundation joined the tobacco control community in supporting Uruguay's efforts to withstand legal challenges by Philip Morris International against its strong cigarette pack warning laws. Uruguay requires that 80 percent of the front and back of... more...World Lung Foundation Adds Four New Members to Board of Directors
Nov 16, 2010(New York, NY) -Today World Lung Foundation announced the addition of four new members to its board of directors. Dr. Chen-Yuan Chiang , Sunil Hirani , Bruce Mandell and Eric B. Rosenbaum begin their duties immediately as WLF continues to expand its portfolio of programs and activities... more...World Lung Foundation Welcomes Stronger Smoke Free Legislation in Poland
Nov 16, 2010(New York, United States and Warsaw, Poland) - Today the Ministry of Health of Poland and the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate launched a mass media campaign to build support strong amendments to the new national smoke-free law. The "Smokefree Workplaces, Pub" campaign was developed with technical... more...Four Million Deaths Each Year Caused by Acute Respiratory Infections – New Atlas Details Pandemic
Nov 9, 2010(New York, NY) -Acute respiratory infections (ARIs), a disease group that includes pneumonia, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are responsible for 4.25 million deaths each year, according to the first-ever Acute Respiratory Infections Atlas ( ARIAtlas.org ), published today... more...World Lung Foundation Urges Immediate Action in Russia to Reduce Tobacco Use Following Release of New Survey Data
Nov 9, 2010(New York, United States and Moscow, Russia) -World Lung Foundation today welcomed the release of new tobacco use survey data from the Russian government and urged immediate action to reduce demand for tobacco. The Global Survey of Adult Tobacco Use (GATS) is a rigorous population-based... more...World Lung Foundation Welcomes Use of CT Scans to Detect Lung Cancer in Smokers
Nov 4, 2010(New York, NY) -World Lung Foundation today released the following statement on the results of a National Cancer Institute research into the use of CT scans to detect lung cancer in smokers. Peter Baldini, Chief Executive Officer and President of World Lung Foundation, said: "The... more...New Data from Viet Nam Critical to Reducing Death Toll of Tobacco Use
Oct 27, 2010Download Vietnamese Press Release (New York, NY) - World Lung Foundation today congratulated the government of Viet Nam on the completion and release of a major new survey results about tobacco use. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is conducted to a rigorous global standard and... more...World Lung Foundation Welcomes Release of New GATS Data from India
Oct 22, 2010(New York, NY) - World Lung Foundation today welcomed the publication of Global Adult Tobacco Survey data in India. The survey is conducted to a rigorous global standard and tracks tobacco use, exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and tobacco control measures across a number of different... more...Better Implementation of Current TB Control Programs Would Reduce Drug-Resistant Strains
Oct 14, 2010(New York, NY) - World Lung Foundation today commended the Stop TB Partnership's launch of the " Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015 ," but cautioned that the promise of breakthroughs in the near future should not delay individual countries from adopting current best practice in the fight against... more...Regular Lung Testing Critical to Preventing Death from Lung Disease
Oct 13, 2010(New York, NY) - World Lung Foundation (WLF) released the following statement in support of the first-ever World Spirometry Day , a coordinated global effort to raise awareness of the need for regular lung testing: "It is predicted that in 2030 12.5 million deaths (17% of all deaths)... more...First Ever TV Campaign Launched to Support Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs in Mexico
Oct 1, 2010Download Spanish Press Release (New York, USA and Guadalajara, Mexico) - A new mass media campaign was launched today to encourage millions of Mexicans to stop smoking around their children. The campaign, called "Cigarettes are Eating Your Baby Alive," graphically shows that children... more...World Lung Foundation Calls on International Music Acts to Reject Tobacco Industry Sponsorship of Indonesian Rock Festival
Sep 30, 2010(New York, NY) - World Lung Foundation today added its voice to calls that international rock bands including The Smashing Pumpkins, Stereophonics and The Vines should not perform at the Java Rockin' Land festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, unless tobacco company sponsorship and associated... more...