New Delhi: New research citing evidence collected by civil society groups in 57 countries reveals that, during 2019, the tobacco industry stepped up efforts to lobby governments through departments of finance, customs, and trade. This enabled the industry to further expand its influence during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020.
Bangkok — While the COVID-19 pandemic has elevated public health to a top priority in every country in the world, it has left many poorly resourced governments receptive to any and all aid that can provide immediate assistance to help their people.
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The recently-released Tobacco Interference Index 2020 Report which established that the Nigerian government has fallen short of several critical standards of transparency and probity in engagements with the tobacco industry, is indeed an eye-opener to how far the industry will go to thwart implementation of the World Health Organisation – Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC).
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The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), has expressed concern about the continuous tobacco industry interference in public health policies in Ghana and urged the government to improve transparency in its engagement with the industry.
Islamabad : The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index has called upon governments to ensure transparency when interacting with the tobacco industry as greater transparency will reduce instances of interference to manipulate tobacco control policies and their implementation processes. The Index has stressed that the tobacco industry should also be made to disclose its expenditures on marketing, lobbying, and philanthropic activities.
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ISLAMABAD: The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index has called upon governments to ensure transparency while interacting with tobacco industry as it will reduce instances of interference to manipulate tobacco control policies and their implementation processes.
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Many governments found themselves between a rock and a hard place during the COVID-19 pandemic when offered donations of goods and funds by the tobacco industry. However, opening the door to the tobacco industry’s charity also paves the way to a relationship that the industry will exploit to further its business. A collaborative relationship with the industry serves to undermine tobacco control.
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MONTEVIDEO (Uypress) - The Latin American Tobacco Industry Interference Index was launched virtually. This contains the results of an evaluation in which 9 countries in the region were analyzed, in alphabetical order: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.
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The tobacco industry is exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to hook new users and push new products, according to the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index (GTIII) 2020.
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Ghana has been ranked 58th in a Global Tobacco industry interference assessment and it’s related risk. The country position though encouraging, lead tobacco risks advocates in the industry believed there is still much to be improved.
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• The listing of tobacco as an essential product in April during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has tainted the country’s image on the global stage. • The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2020 is a review of how governments respond to influences and protecting their public health policies from commercial interests.
ISLAMABAD: The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index has called upon governments to ensure transparency while interacting with tobacco industry as it will reduce instances of interference to manipulate tobacco control policies and their implementation processes. The index stressed that the tobacco industry should also be made to disclose its expenditures on marketing, lobbying and philanthropic activities.
PARIS: The global tobacco industry has aggressively lobbied governments during the Covid-19 pandemic to expand markets and blunt measures designed to curb their business, a report from watchdog groups aligned with the World Health Organization claimed on Tuesday. A ranking of 57 countries based on their willingness to keep Big Tobacco at bay puts Japan and Indonesia at the bottom of the list, with Romania, China and Lebanon among the 10 worst offenders. The United States is the lowest-ranked Western nation, with Malaysia, Spain, Germany and India also seen as too accommodating, said the report by non-profit groups based in France, England and Thailand.
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have launched the 2020 tobacco industry interference index report for Nigeria.
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The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have launched the 2020 tobacco industry interference index report for Nigeria. The report of the survey forms part of the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index – a global survey of how public health policies are protected from the industry’s subversive efforts, and how governments have pushed back against this influence.
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As governments around the world are focused on fighting COVID-19 tobacco companies are encouraging policy makers to let down their guard against the main driver of another deadly epidemic: tobacco use.
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The global tobacco industry has aggressively lobbied governments during the COVID-19 pandemic to expand markets and blunt measures designed to curb their business, a report from watchdog groups aligned with the World Health Organization claimed on Tuesday.
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Analysis indicated participation of officials in company activities, as well as special treatment when protecting them during the tax reform.
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They recommend that the country establish a Code of Conduct for the interaction of government officials with members of the industry in compliance with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
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There is progress but there are still transparency challenges that contribute to the non-interference of the industry
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