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Victorian doctor wins top tobacco control award
15 December 2016 A Victorian radiation oncologist who has been working to encourage superannuation funds to go tobacco-free has been named this year’s winner of the prestigious Bob Elphick Medal. Dr Bronwyn King, Founder and CEO of Tobacco Free Portfolios, accepted the 2016 award at a breakfast in Perth today. “I’m thrilled to receive this honour, joining many others…
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Bob Elphick Medal
Dr Bob Elphick (1917-2005) dedicated his life to working in public medicine in WA. As the first Head of the Perth Chest Hospital, which is now known as Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Dr Elphick observed first-hand the devastating health effects of smoking. A pioneer in tobacco control, Dr Elphick was elected the founding President of the WA branch of Australian…
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Philip Morris claims they don’t market to kids? Really?
In early May at the annual Philip Morris International shareholders meeting in New York City CEO Louis Camilleri said “That’s not true. It’s a fable” when asked if Philip Morris markets their products to kids. But we know this statement not to be true! Here are some recent examples of how Philip Morris has targeted youth around the world: They…
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Tobacco Industry exploiting child labour
Activities performed by children in the farming of tobacco are a major problem in many Southeast Asian Countries. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out rights of children to attain the highest standard of health (Article 24) and education (Article 28) and to protect them from commercial exploitation (Article 32). The activities performed by children in…
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