World Lung Foundation Applauds India's Government on Regulation to Protect Citizens from Tobacco Smoke
WLF sponsored public service television ads, such as the one above, for the Indian "Smokefree" campaign.
World Lung Foundation applauded the Indian government’s courageous move to eliminate toxic tobacco smoke from many public places. Read WLF Executive Director Peter Baldini's statement.
WLF worked closely with officials at the Ministry of Health, State governments and civil society partners to develop a comprehensive communication campaign to raise awareness of the revised laws and to build community knowledge of the risks tobacco smoke poses to smokers and non-smokers. The campaign is being supported by the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. WLF also worked closely with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, a Bloomberg Initiative partner, to achieve this campaign.
The “Smokefree” campaign, which launches October 2 when the rules go into effect, will consist of a series of public service television advertisements that will air on national and regional TV and radio stations, as well as in print, and on billboards
News
- World Lung Foundation Announces Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- World Lug Foundation Applauds India's Government on Regulation to Protect Citizens from Tobacco Smoke
- World Lung Foundation Calls for Tighter Restrictions on Tobacco Marketing and Renewed Commitment to Public Education
- World Lung Foundation Applauds US Contribution to PEPFAR
- Statement by Louis James de Viel Castel, President of World Lung Foundation, In Support of Judge Navanethem Pillay to Serve as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Resources
World Lung Foundation 2007 Annual Report Download the report in .pdf format
Economic Reports -Tobacco Economics in Indonesia
"Implementing the maximum legally allowable tobacco tax rates could prevent between 1.7 and 4.0 million tobacco-related deaths among smokers and generate additional revenues of US$ 3.2 to 6.5 billion. Doubling the tobacco tax could increase employment by more than
one quarter of a million jobs." more in reports
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
This World Lung Foundation partner's web site www.iuatld.org is an excellent source of resources and public health news on international lung health issues.
Events
39th Union World Conference on Lung Health - October 16-20, 2008
Global Threats to Lung Health: The Importance of Health Systems Responses will address how the lung health community can identify and eliminate system-related barriers to the prevention of lung-health threats. Speakers and delegates from more than 100 countries will make presentations and debate the issues. Download the flyer or visit the conference web site for more information.