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===USA===
 
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*'''Physicians For A Smoke-Free Canada'''
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:Government funded and government lobbying NGO
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*'''Non-Smokers' Rights Association'''
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:Government funded and government lobbying NGO
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*'''Smoking and Health Action Foundation'''
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:Government funded and government lobbying NGO with charitable status
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===Europe===
 
===Europe===
 
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Revision as of 03:39, 12 June 2012

Non-governmental Organisations involved in Tobacco Control

World

  • WHO, World Health Organisation
Founder of the FCTC, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Is heavily supported by the pharmaceutical industry in the area of lifestyle diseases.

USA

Canada

  • Physicians For A Smoke-Free Canada
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • Non-Smokers' Rights Association
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • Smoking and Health Action Foundation
Government funded and government lobbying NGO with charitable status

Europe

UK

  • ASH, Action on Smoking and Health
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • ASH Scotland
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • ASH Wales
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • Fresh (Smokefree North East)
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • No Smoking Day
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • Plain Packs Protect
NGO specifically set up with government funds to lobby government for plain packaging of tobacco
  • Smokefree Lincs Alliance
Local NGO mostly financed by state-funded organisations
  • Smokefree South West
Government funded and government lobbying NGO
  • Tobacco Free Futures (Smokefree North West)
Government funded and government lobbying NGO

Russia

France

Germany

Spain

Italy

Netherlands

  • STIVORO
Funded by KWF (Cancer Society), Astmafonds (Asthma Fund) and Hartstichting (Heart Foundation)
  • CAN, Clean Air Now
Project funding by KWF (Cancer Society), Astmafonds (Asthma Fund) and Hartstichting (Heart Foundation)

Ukraine

Middle East

Egypt

Lebanon

Far East

Indonesia

Japan