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Limiting the influence of TI in the health policies
Total Smoking Ban in public places was introduce in Bulgaria in 2012 but it is not implemented effectively because of the lack of political will and breaches in the law. The existing text are unclear, lack key definitions and the implementation and control by the controlling bodies is very limited. Since the introduction of the…
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On World No Tobacco Day the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) advocates for the banning of e-cigarettesand heated tobacco productsalesin low-and middle-income countries
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day next Sunday, May 31, The Union has today publicly advocated for the prohibition of the sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), which are home to more than 80 percent of the world’s smokers. The Union’s support of the ban is based on…
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Smoke Free Life Coalition Statement on COVID-19 and Tobacco Smoking
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Smoke Free Life Coalition expresses deep concern for the health of people in Bulgaria who consume tobacco products. Smoking remains the leading preventable risk factor for the spread of non-communicable diseases worldwide. Cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, respiratory tract infections, acute respiratory distress syndrome…
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Call for abstracts – Raising the excise duties on tobacco and related products and limiting their illicit trade
The Federation of the Scientific Engineering Unions, the Union of Economists in Bulgaria and the Smoke Free Life Coalition are happy to invite research and analysis authors, representatives of national and international institutions and non-governmental organizations to participate in an international scientific-practical conference “Raising the excise duties on tobacco and related products and limiting their…
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Smoke of Indecision in Bulgaria’s Parliament
On July 11, 2019 members of the Bulgarian parliament banned the selling of any type of tobacco products to children. The National Assembly, however, rejected the proposed Ban on smoking water pipes indoors, while more decisive proposals to improve the country’s existing smoking ban were withdrawn earlier. Changes in the Transitional and Final Provisions of…