Uruguay: The little country that changed tobacco laws
by Lucy Schouten

Christian Science Monitor    Translate This Article
9 July 2016

On 9 July 2016 Christian Science Monitor reported: Uruguay won a major case against Philip Morris in a World Bank ruling that could embolden other small countries that want to deter tobacco use. The court ruled to upheld two strict laws on cigarette packaging. This marks the second case this summer in which a government has won the right to restrict tobacco packaging in court. Global Good News service views this news as a sign of rising positivity in the field of health, documenting the growth of life-supporting, evolutionary trends.

Michael Bloomberg, three-term New York City mayor and founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, promised the country financial support for court fees.

In 2015, a fund was established through the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to help smaller countries fight for their anti-tobacco laws in court. Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation contributed money. . . .

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