India's health ministry has asked all state governments in the country not ...
NEW DELHI - India’s health ministry has asked all state governments in the country not to partner with the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World because of its links to tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc, a letter seen by Reuters showed.
At least three Indian anti-tobacco groups earlier this year wrote to the federal health ministry in New Delhi calling for the rejection of any possible partnerships with FSFW, according to copies of their representations seen by Reuters. “Any collaboration with the Foundation for a Smoke Free World should be avoided in the larger interest of Public Health,” senior health ministry official, Sanjeeva Kumar, wrote in the letter, which was reviewed by Reuters.
India has 106 million adult smokers, second only to China, and more than 900,000 people die each year in India due to tobacco-related illnesses.
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