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2006 Saw Big Drive To End Global Tobacco Epidemic

01/09/07

In August 2006, Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, announced his commitment to donate US$ 125 million towards an initiative to end the global tobacco epidemic. Mr Bloomberg's contribution is many times larger than any prior donation for global tobacco control, and more than doubles the total of private and public donor resources devoted to fighting tobacco use. This initiative presents an opportunity to immediately scale up tobacco control efforts in developing countries where more than two-thirds of the world's smokers live and the health burden from tobacco use is the highest. WHO's Tobacco-Free Initiative joins four key partners in the initiative: -- the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation -- the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health -- World Lung Foundation.

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