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Announcing Round 13 of the Bloomberg Initiative Grants Program
Project Ideas are now being accepted for Round Thirteen of the Grants Program. The deadline for submission of Project Ideas is 12:00 hours, US Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5 hours) on Friday, 8 February 2013.
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Bangladesh Cabinet endorses amendment to the tobacco control law
Monday 27 August/ Dhaka, Bangladesh – After over a year of opposition from the Ministry of Finance, the Cabinet of Bangladesh today endorsed the amendment to the national tobacco control law. The dr...
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Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use Awards 500 Grants Since 2007
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use Grants Program has awarded 500 grants since 2007. Since its inception, the programme managed by the Interna...
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Crucial moment for tobacco control in Russia
While the new anti-tobacco bill is being passed through Russian parliament and encountering fierce opposition from the tobacco industry, The Union Russia Office conducted a Workshop on 'Protect P...
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Health leaders warn that designated smoking areas threaten public health
Local and international experts warned this week that designated smoking areas in restaurants and workplaces, as allowed in Bangladesh's proposed Bill for Amending Smoking and Tobacco Products Us...
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High Court of Australia upholds pioneering plain tobacco packaging law
15 August 2102 / Edinburgh, Scotland – In a victory for public health, Australia's highest court ruled today against a challenge brought by big tobacco on the Australian law requiring plain packa...
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In Myanmar, 10,000 patients are on ART through The Union’s “4 P” approach: Partnership between patients and the public and private sectors
The Union Office in Myanmar, the Myanmar Ministry of Health and their partners recently celebrated an achievement that once seemed impossible: 10,000 people living with HIV (PLHs) have hope and life...
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International collaboration curbs tobacco promotion at cricket tournaments
Collaboration between The Union and international partners in tobacco control over the past months has been instrumental in upholding a chewing tobacco (gutka) ban at cricket matches around the world ...
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Lord Boateng encourages The Union Europe Region to unite in partnerships to respond to TB and public health challenges
The Union was encouraged to “go back to its origins” and continue to “develop a response based on the principle of partnership” by Lord Boateng, the former Chief Secretary to the UK Treasury and Hig...
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Ministry of Health workshop is the first step towards a national smokefree law in China
For the first time, China's Ministry of Health has taken the lead on the discussion of a national smokefree law. The Ministry organised a workshop on smokefree legislation in Beijing on 30 July 2...
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