New Tough Pack Images for Cigarettes in Uruguay
Saturday, September 20th, 2008At the end of August the Public Health Ministry (MSP) of Uruguay ordered five new images and accompanying text which must be placed on packaging of cigarettes. The image must occupy 50% of one of the two main faces of the pack, the accompanying text, 50% of the other main face. Manufacturers of cigarettes must […]
Tackling Chronic Diseases in the Caribbean / Atacando enfermedades crónicas en el Caribe
Thursday, September 27th, 2007From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Campaign against Chronic Diseases Set for the Caribbean A major new campaign to fight chronic disease in the Caribbean is getting underway in an effort to stem "the worst epidemic of chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease in the Americas," with the […]