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Tobacco control: saving lives and driving development

February 28, 2017

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Tobacco use poses an unparalleled health and economic burden worldwide. A new study found that the diseases caused by smoking account for US$ 422 billion in health care expenditures annually, representing almo...

New HUD Rule on Smokefree Public Housing

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November 30, 2016

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On Our Way to Achieving the “Impossible”

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July 15, 2015

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When ASH first began its post-2015 UN development agenda campaign in 2013, it was perceived as nearly impossible to integrate tobacco control into the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), let alone the Fina...

Tobacco Taxes are Front & Center in Influential Post-2015 Report!

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April 27, 2015

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The UN’s post-2015 development goal process is still in full swing. Member states have spent the last week discussing ways to finance the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These discussions are all s...

Action Review: 1st Quarter Edition 2015

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April 10, 2015

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Tobacco and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The inclusion of tobacco control in the Sustainable Development Goals has been in the works for several years. It is due to various advocacy efforts of the...

We’re Almost There!

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April 1, 2015

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In the past two and half years, ASH has been working to ensure that tobacco control is included in the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are being created to set countries’ development ag...

“We Have an Opportunity to Change History”

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January 29, 2015

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“Health must become a priority. The time is now,” said global tobacco control advocates in the Framework Convention Alliance video. They emphasize the importance of this year, 2015, and that leaders must ra...

Tobacco must go up in smoke The 21st century should be the last period in human history to report a tobacco-related death

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September 11, 2013

Post-2015 Development Agenda Will Have Ramifications for Years to Come

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August 27, 2013

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September is quickly approaching, which means New York City will soon be buzzing with excitement surrounding the start of the high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly’s 68th session, where the post-20...

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