Health groups urge the World Health Organization (WHO) to revoke the PH's nomination to lead the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), citing serious concerns about the country's recent engagements with the tobacco industry.

The PH health secretary Teodoro Herbosa recently posed for photos while accepting donations from Philip Morris International (PMI).

#Philippines #Asian #Health #WHO #PublicHealth #WHA #Tobacco #WhiteWashing #Cigarettes

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/942055/health-groups-urge-who-to-drop-ph-s-wha-nom-over-tobacco-industry-ties/story/

“Penny Mordaunt takes job advising one of world’s largest tobacco firms. Former Tory leadership contender, who abstained on smoking ban vote last year, will work for British American Tobacco on ‘harm reduction’.” There’s way too much of this getting paid for political services. And from a tobacco company! #Tobacco #Politics #Corruption.

Some facts about the #economy - The #WhiteHouse says the 25% #tariff on goods from #Canada and #Mexico will stay in place. #EuropeanUnion #EU officials have approved a new round of #retaliatory #tariffs on U.S. goods. Starting as soon as April 15, the tariffs—ranging from 10% to 25%—will apply to over $24 billion worth of products, including #tobacco, #motorcycles, #poultry, #steel, and #aluminum. #trump announced on #TruthSocial that #maga should buy stock this morning - we did not see that!

EU member states approved on Wednesday 25% tariffs on a wide range of US products, including #almonds, orange #juice, #poultry, #soyabeans, #steel and #aluminum, #tobacco and #yachts, in retaliation against 25% tariffs imposed by Trump on imports of steel and aluminum from the EU.

#tradewar #tariff

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/09/eu-member-states-agree-first-wave-of-retaliatory-tariffs

https://www.europesays.com/1966990/ American health gets a pink slip #abortion #america #drugs #Entertainment #health #HealthAndHumanServices #HealthCare #medicaid #Pharmaceuticals #sports #tobacco #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA #Vaccine

'New smoking laws requiring tobacco companies to print health warnings on every single cigarette they produce for sale in Australia have come into effect.

Today's changes also mean there will be updated health warnings printed on cigarette packets, which will also have inserts with information about how to quit smoking. And a phased ban on menthol cigarettes will also kick in today.' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/menthol-cigarette-ban-anti-smoking-laws-australia-april-1/105120928 #tobacco #smoking #healthwarnings #auspol #auslaw

#FMCG food brands #KraftHeinz #Mondelez & #CocaCola face lawsuit for using #tobacco style tactics to hook kids on #UPF #ultraprocessed foods, causing chronic #health issues Resist when you eat #wholefoods and #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetect
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#NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #FocusBeats

TOBACCO:
Truck Sweat

#TOBACCO

https://tobaxxo.bandcamp.com/track/truck-sweat

https://open.spotify.com/track/1k9aFffpI1ueCBOv2sbwku

#Macdonalds #VintageAdvertising on display in the Riverside Museum in Glasgow #Tobacco

UK Government plans for ‘smoke-free generation’ move closer to becoming law
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-plans-smoke-free-generation-193048618.html?guccounter=1
The Bill cleared the House of Commons on Wednesday evening after MPs voted 366 to 41, majority 325, to approve it at third reading.
Health minister Ashley Dalton told the Commons: “This Bill is the next step in a long history of action on tobacco.”
#smoking #tobacco #health #UKlaw #UKpol

Anti-smoking advocates concerned about new nicotine pouches https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/545857/anti-smoking-advocates-concerned-about-new-nicotine-pouches #nzpol #tobacco #nicotine

Increase Tobacco Tax for a Sustainable Pakistan

#BaaghiTV #Pakistan #Tobacco #TobaccoTax #SustainablePakistan #Sustainability #ReduceSmoking #ImprovePublicHealth #PublicHealth #GenerateRevenue #NationalDevelopment #EconomicBurden #HealthBurden #SPDC #WHO #GovernmentRevenue #TaxPolicies #FED #Infrastructure #Education #GDP #HealthBenefits #TrackAndTraceSystem #UK #Australia #Philippines #Policymakers

https://en.baaghitv.com/increase-tobacco-tax-for-a-sustainable-pakistan/

The Australian Financial Review has been running this Big Tobacco opinion about tobacco taxes https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/big-tobacco-calls-for-tax-freeze-to-combat-black-market-ciggies-20250316-p5ljy7 By contrast, the World Health Organization maintains that tobacco taxes should be raised significantly and periodically: 'Tobacco taxes Save lives, Mobilize resources, Address health inequities, Reduce health system burdens and costs, and Target noncommunicable risk factors for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).' https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/raise-taxes-on-tobacco #tobacco #tax

Study finds link between mental health symptoms and increased nicotine use in youth https://www.byteseu.com/837922/ #Adolescents #Anxiety #cigarette #depression #EDUCATION #Health #MentalHealth #Nicotine #Pandemic #pH #Research #Smoking #tobacco #Vaping

Meek and gentle white-bellied #pangolins are ruthlessly hunted for their scales which have ZERO medicinal value. A growing threat is #palmoil and #tobacco #deforestation. Help them survive! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/18/white-bellied-pangolin-phataginus-tricuspis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Saskatchewan awarded $700M in national tobacco settlement
Saskatchewan is getting about $700 million as part of a settlement that will see three big tobacco companies pay out billions in compensation.
#money #lawsuit #tobacco #Saskatchewan #Consumer #Smoking
https://globalnews.ca/news/11074964/saskatchewan-700m-national-tobacco-settlement/

Lületaşı Müzesi (Meerschaum Museum) in Odunpazarı, Turkey

A museum celebrating the mineral used to make ornate, carved tobacco pipes.#tobacco #museums #minerals #section-Atlas
Lületaşı Müzesi (Meerschaum Museum)

B.C. to get $3.7B in landmark tobacco settlement
British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says B.C.'s share of a landmark settlement for health damages from the big tobacco firms will be about $3.7 billion.
#money #lawsuit #health #tobacco #BritishColumbia #News
https://globalnews.ca/news/11070041/bc-landmark-tobacco-settlement/