Singapore Meeting Targets Tobacco Advertising

Source from:  tr.itsmyiq.com Mar 28, 2008 03/31/2008

Efforts to rid the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) of the dangers of smoking will fail unless tobacco control laws, including those banning advertising, are enforced with equal zeal throughout the region, anti-tobacco experts said on Thursday. The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and the Singapore Health Promotion Board are holding two days of discussions in Singapore focusing on national and regional plans to regulate further tobacco advertising and promotion as part of the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Enditem