by EPHA | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
The World Health Organisation published a report providing information on the proportion of adult deaths due to tobacco. It shows that five million people died because of tobacco in 2004: one person every six seconds. It estimates that one billion people are projected... by EPHA | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Commission recently adopted a series of 14 new written health warnings to appear on cigarette packages. This comes at a time when the revision of the Tobacco Products Directive represents one of the main public health challenges of the moment. . On 7 March 2012,... by EPHA | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Interested in tobacco control? Willing to get involve in smoking and tobacco prevention? The European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention just launched a call for membership. Further information available below. The European Network for Smoking and Tobacco... by EPHA | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Following the Council conclusions of 7 December 2011, The European Commission launched a consultation on chronic diseases. The European Health Policy Forum (EU HPF) – Commission consultative body on health – and of which EPHA is a member – made... by EPHA | Jan 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Researchers at the Tobacco Control Research Group have shown in a paper published in the British Medical Journal how the Tobacco Industry attempted to use the German government to undermine the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Germany has been...
