Description: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
September 25, 2018 – President Tabaré Vázquez of Uruguay has been named the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Public Health Hero of the Americas for his outstanding protection and promotion of public health in Uruguay. A former recipient of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Champion Award , President Vázquez is recognized around the world for his staunch commitment to public health and especially tobacco control. Notably, President Vázquez led Uruguay to defeat Philip Morris Intern
In a historic move to save lives and protect public health, the Indian government has announced that it will tax cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and cheap, hand-rolled cigarettes called “bidis” at the highest rate of 28 percent under a new Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure.
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