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New Zealand passes world-first tobacco law to ban smoking for next generation

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13 December 2022 The country is believed to be the first to implement an annually rising legal smoking age By Tess McClure, The Guardian New Zealand has introduced a steadily rising smoking age to stop those aged 14 and under from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes in world-first legislation to outlaw smoking for the next …

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The 8th Asia Pacific Smoke-free meeting

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The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance, in coordination with the local government of Baguio City, the Philippines’ Department of Health (Philippines), and the World Health Organization (WHO) successfully kicked off the first day of the 8th Asia Pacific Smoke-Free Meeting with the theme, “Rising amidst the challenges: Strengthening and sustaining smoke-free implementation and enforcement. The event, …

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ASEAN Smoke-Free Award Launching & Forum

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13 May 2022 Bali, Indonesia The ASEAN Smoke-free Award (ASA) Launching and Forum was a hybrid event attended by 20 delegates in Bali, Indonesia with 94 tobacco control advocates & smoke-free coordinators joining through  Zoom. The Lead Country for the ASEAN Smoke-free Award is Lao PDR in cooperation with the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA). Speakers from the …

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