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Enforcing the ban on smoking in public places and workplaces, as well as tight regulations around the sale of cigarettes will be strengthened, according to Lormus Bundhoo, the Minister of Health and Quality of Live...
Nepal: Team scales sea to summit for heart disease
Led by the Nepal Heart Foundation, a team of doctors, mountaineers, and educators are heading from the sea-level of Bangladesh to Mount Everest - the world's highest mountain - to raise awareness for heart disease...
Cook Islands: Tobacco tax increase
The government is set to increase the tax on tobacco products in its next budget. Import levies on cigarettes and other forms of tobacco will increase by 33% annually over the next three years...
Australia: Cutting salt could save 6000 lives
Reducing salt intake across the country by three grams a day could save 6000 lives a year, according to the National Heart Foundation of Australia...
Global: NCD target adopted at World Health Assembly
WHO member states adopted the global target of a 25% reduction in premature mortality from NCDs by 2025 during the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland...
Spain: Drop in smoking after law took effect
Tobacco consumption among the working population dropped 5% after a public smoking ban took effect, according to new research involving more than 413,000 people...
US: New York City seeks limit sales of large sodas
Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a ban on the sale of large-size sugar sweetened beverages in restaurants, movie theaters, delis, and similar venues...
