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===2021 Mar - [https://innco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/INNCO-LMIC-English.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2B4qDHAThTWAb5PNZfGc6qi1vikGvUfBewKUZau-QZ_RGn-l1kmHfnNPY 10 reasons why blanket bans of e-cigarettes and HTPs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not fit for purpose]=== | ===2021 Mar - [https://innco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/INNCO-LMIC-English.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2B4qDHAThTWAb5PNZfGc6qi1vikGvUfBewKUZau-QZ_RGn-l1kmHfnNPY 10 reasons why blanket bans of e-cigarettes and HTPs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not fit for purpose]=== | ||
*In 2020, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), a Bloomberg partner for ‘The Initiative to reduce tobacco use’, published its fourth position statement on e-cigarettes. In it, The Union called for a blanket ban on all electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). | |||
*This document presents 10 reasons why The Union’s proposal to impose a multi-continental ban on e-cigarettes and HTPs has the potential to cause significantly more harm than good. | |||
**1. Bans are an overly simplistic solution to a complex issue and will not work | |||
**2. Prioritising the banning of reduced harm alternatives over cigarettes is illogical | |||
**3. Reduction and substitution are valid goals for smokers in LMICs | |||
**4. People who smoke have the right to choose to reduce their own risk of harm | |||
**5. Reduced harm alternatives can significantly contribute to the aims of global tobacco control | |||
**6. Lack of research in LMICs is not a valid reason to ban reduced harm alternatives | |||
**7. The prohibitionist approach in LMICs is outdated, unrealistic and condescending | |||
**8. Bans in LMICs will lead to illicit markets with increases in crime and no tax revenue | |||
**9. Banning reduced harm alternatives leads people back to smoking and greater harm | |||
**10. Blanket bans in LMICs are a form of ‘philanthropic colonialism’ | |||
===2021 Mar 22 - [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ban-on-safer-nicotine-products-in-lmics-to-inflame-smoking-epidemicasian-consumers-301252811.html?fbclid=IwAR1r6lMqCbtjHGdPIN2K-QeeS_eBp265iaa81XUM71XpLuACp0Ni4JO7Jw0 Ban on Safer Nicotine Products in LMICs to Inflame Smoking Epidemic--Asian Consumers]=== | ===2021 Mar 22 - [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ban-on-safer-nicotine-products-in-lmics-to-inflame-smoking-epidemicasian-consumers-301252811.html?fbclid=IwAR1r6lMqCbtjHGdPIN2K-QeeS_eBp265iaa81XUM71XpLuACp0Ni4JO7Jw0 Ban on Safer Nicotine Products in LMICs to Inflame Smoking Epidemic--Asian Consumers]=== | ||
===2021 Mar 16 - [https://filtermag.org/vapers-in-lower-income-countries-condemn-bans-driven-by-western-interests/?fbclid=IwAR0F1Z8brYHi-ngvKFVO5tsZlRnecWRMyEuY2Rrnrb8cYHv4_6PsCBmCDrg Vapers in LMICs Condemn Prohibitions Driven by Western Interests]== | |||
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*Article is not about Bloomberg, but does give some thought provoking thoughts on what philanthropic colonialism is. | *Article is not about Bloomberg, but does give some thought provoking thoughts on what philanthropic colonialism is. | ||
*“barging in as outsiders and forcing… solutions on other people’s problems.” | *“barging in as outsiders and forcing… solutions on other people’s problems.” | ||
*More on this topic: | |||
**[https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjRivSH3cHvAhXIB80KHR-7CeA4ChAWMAd6BAgIEAM%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fjournals.scholarpublishing.org%252Findex.php%252FASSRJ%252Farticle%252Fdownload%252F4719%252F2902%252F%26usg%3DAOvVaw2fjNe6kvF4drpG6bA5Pv21%26fbclid%3DIwAR1yTRvFYLsdfzNX8yj6oaoyO_V4XIl5IW2Y8W7P_oWb1VEciHFJjhQcWm4&h=AT06ExDGQNfNiZZpJYLeuNdb3pgVDuCHbcmpDP0GMKcz3GEpz9PkU1ITQ1dimDDGSRsAZjStLDkhzBrb2UCux7zlsCSrqOM0u2EGE1JnodeTSs1xoA3zKRt6erkHq3Uwdw&__tn__=R%5D-R&c%5B0%5D=AT014w-cM6Lu2YwkEHhtF2Owh6jASlawKqyiEUaBbNY8QgcoTgphHR4UQumYIQ2knxita0OzfauWQHl6NWyNcb4tfGFrCA1LCncmf0g3ElggONg7h73-i0zJp0mOzPHZY2sU80Pd8S4XJYNLjL86ssq5VPtMg2na_z_GQJt-WkEJls-pjVo6_zYQhfjKvCQnQbYBoul7sP13sUf-Lw Philanthropy in Education: What’s the Cost?] | |||
**[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-we-need-to-overhaul-p_b_3844967?utm_hp_ref=charity&fbclid=IwAR1IaIjXYLLzLqTnTyrxdtx5mxSsqQaeYF7dDJz3_40XbCQucj8SmI-UkVU Why We Need to Overhaul Philanthropy: Interview With Peter Buffett] | |||
==Philippines== | ==Philippines== | ||
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*The Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use is the world's largest coordinated effort to reduce harm caused by tobacco globally. The MMDA smoking ban program is, in fact, a recipient of a P9.5-M grant from the Bloomberg Initiative. | *The Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use is the world's largest coordinated effort to reduce harm caused by tobacco globally. The MMDA smoking ban program is, in fact, a recipient of a P9.5-M grant from the Bloomberg Initiative. | ||
*Bloomberg, since he became mayor of New York in 2002, has implemented strict tobacco control laws. In 2007, he launched the Bloomberg Initiative, as part of the Bloomberg Philanthrophies, and has since supported tobacco control work in '''38 countries'''. | *Bloomberg, since he became mayor of New York in 2002, has implemented strict tobacco control laws. In 2007, he launched the Bloomberg Initiative, as part of the Bloomberg Philanthrophies, and has since supported tobacco control work in '''38 countries'''. | ||
==Thailand== | ==Thailand== | ||
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**The Truth Initiative spends about $100 million a year on marketing, advocacy, and research. | **The Truth Initiative spends about $100 million a year on marketing, advocacy, and research. | ||
*Keywords: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Truth Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health Resources in Action, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, San Francisco Kids vs. Big Tobacco, Bloomberg Philanthropies, | *Keywords: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Truth Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health Resources in Action, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, San Francisco Kids vs. Big Tobacco, Bloomberg Philanthropies, | ||
==UK== | ==UK== | ||
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===2019 Oct 3 - [https://www.atr.org/conservative-groups-urge-president-trump-protect-vapers-flavored-product-ban?amp&fbclid=IwAR1yNMr9V5LxAmaBYFT7zoMoAFh2sXf1dTzaQ02LL52S-spL-b04_O7tO6w Conservative Groups Urge President Trump To Protect Vapers from Flavored Product Ban]=== | ===2019 Oct 3 - [https://www.atr.org/conservative-groups-urge-president-trump-protect-vapers-flavored-product-ban?amp&fbclid=IwAR1yNMr9V5LxAmaBYFT7zoMoAFh2sXf1dTzaQ02LL52S-spL-b04_O7tO6w Conservative Groups Urge President Trump To Protect Vapers from Flavored Product Ban]=== | ||
*Billionaires like former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg have long attempted to curtail individual rights and consumer freedom in the United States. He has already committed nearly $1 billion to anti-tobacco efforts globally, in seeking to influence organizations like the <span style="background-color: rgb(204, 255, 204);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">World Health Organization (WHO)</span> and fund research that demonizes adult smokers and adult vapers. On September 10, he announced a $160 million push to ban flavored e-cigarettes in America. Given your administration’s historic accomplishments and deregulatory agenda, it would be a mistake to allow HHS and the FDA to take marching orders from activists like Mike Bloomberg. | *Billionaires like former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg have long attempted to curtail individual rights and consumer freedom in the United States. He has already committed nearly $1 billion to anti-tobacco efforts globally, in seeking to influence organizations like the <span style="background-color: rgb(204, 255, 204);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">World Health Organization (WHO)</span> and fund research that demonizes adult smokers and adult vapers. On September 10, he announced a $160 million push to ban flavored e-cigarettes in America. Given your administration’s historic accomplishments and deregulatory agenda, it would be a mistake to allow HHS and the FDA to take marching orders from activists like Mike Bloomberg. | ||
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='''Funding Anti-Nicotine NGO's, Organizations, Groups, Projects, Causes, etc.'''= | ='''Funding Anti-Nicotine NGO's, Organizations, Groups, Projects, Causes, etc.'''= | ||
==[https://www.bloomberg.org/public-health/reducing-tobacco-use/anti-tobacco-trade-litigation-fund/ Anti-Tobacco Trade Litigation Fund]== | ==[https://www.bloomberg.org/public-health/reducing-tobacco-use/anti-tobacco-trade-litigation-fund/ Anti-Tobacco Trade Litigation Fund]== | ||
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*The partners are the <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK)</span> , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the World Health Organization, and the World Lung Foundation. Bloomberg’s $125 million, two-year contribution is many times larger than any prior donation for global tobacco control and more than doubles the global total of private and public donor resources devoted to fighting tobacco use in developing countries, where more than two thirds of the world’s smokers live. All of the resources are dedicated outside the United States to specifically benefit low- and middle-income countries. | *The partners are the <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK)</span> , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the World Health Organization, and the World Lung Foundation. Bloomberg’s $125 million, two-year contribution is many times larger than any prior donation for global tobacco control and more than doubles the global total of private and public donor resources devoted to fighting tobacco use in developing countries, where more than two thirds of the world’s smokers live. All of the resources are dedicated outside the United States to specifically benefit low- and middle-income countries. | ||
*As part of this Initiative, a competitively awarded grant program for organizations in low- and middle-income countries will accelerate progress toward freedom from tobacco. Priority will be given to high-burden countries, particularly China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and Bangladesh, which together account for about half the world’s smokers. Grants are expected to be in the $50,000 – $500,000 range for up to 2 years. The <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK)</span> and the World Lung Foundation (working with International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (*<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 229);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">The Union</span>)) will work together to coordinate and administer the grant program. | *As part of this Initiative, a competitively awarded grant program for organizations in low- and middle-income countries will accelerate progress toward freedom from tobacco. Priority will be given to high-burden countries, particularly China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and Bangladesh, which together account for about half the world’s smokers. Grants are expected to be in the $50,000 – $500,000 range for up to 2 years. The <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK)</span> and the World Lung Foundation (working with International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (*<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 229);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">The Union</span>)) will work together to coordinate and administer the grant program. | ||
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*2020 Article | *2020 Article | ||
*This booklet was given to Mike Bloomberg on his 48th birthday in 1990. It was produced by Elisabeth DeMarse, Bloomberg L.P.’s former chief marketing officer. “Yes, these are all actual quotes,” DeMarse wrote in the introduction. “No, nothing has been embellished or exaggerated. And yes, some things were too outrageous to include.” | *This booklet was given to Mike Bloomberg on his 48th birthday in 1990. It was produced by Elisabeth DeMarse, Bloomberg L.P.’s former chief marketing officer. “Yes, these are all actual quotes,” DeMarse wrote in the introduction. “No, nothing has been embellished or exaggerated. And yes, some things were too outrageous to include.” | ||
==1999 [https://www.wired.com/1999/02/bloomberg/?fbclid=IwAR3TF0UFAXDcGgnA8i0ATnIYeUOTXCCVCNxZ8NWzLjWx8mX2Jx3LcVatdSw Michael Bloomberg's Terminal Velocity]== | ==1999 [https://www.wired.com/1999/02/bloomberg/?fbclid=IwAR3TF0UFAXDcGgnA8i0ATnIYeUOTXCCVCNxZ8NWzLjWx8mX2Jx3LcVatdSw Michael Bloomberg's Terminal Velocity]== | ||
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='''Guns'''= | ='''Guns'''= | ||
===2007 May 21 - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everytown_for_Gun_Safety Everytown for Gun Safety] | |||
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