Article 21 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) requires that each Party must submit to the Conference of the Parties (COP), periodic reports on its implementation of the Convention. As agreed during its fourth session in November 2010, Parties will report at intervals of two years and not later than six months before each regular session of the COP. Based on these reports (‘reporting instrument’) submitted by the Parties, the Convention Secretariat then prepares biennial global progress reports on the implementation of the Convention.
A total of INR 55,449 crore in foreign funding has been received by Indian NGOs in the past three years. While many NGO are important to support the government’s efforts towards public good, it is not a hidden fact that many work with a larger political agenda. These NGOs are guided by both domestic and international forces, which include the donor agencies and their think-tanks to push for a policy agenda in LMICs that may not be suitable for the masses.
Most e-cigarettes sold in Vietnam are smuggled ones and there are no strict legal framework to control this type of product, a leader of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has said.
Dexpanthenol (DEX), a subtype of vitamin B5, plays an important role in anabolic reactions, cellular energy and regeneration in the body. Nicotine has been shown to induce kidney damage through the mechanisms of oxidative stress and apoptosis.
There's been much debate about whether vaping is less harmful than smoking or not. But in the insurance sector, they're much the same.
JOHANNESBURG - There's been much debate about whether vaping is less harmful than smoking.
The Portfolio Committee on Health has hosted the first in-person public hearings on the new Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, with the public expressing mixed sentiments over the proposed changes.
Ignoring the illicit cigarette trade, the new bill stands to empower criminal kingpins, costing SA billions in lost tax revenue
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