All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Forcing tobacco companies to scale back on advertising leads to a significant decline in smoking, new research shows.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
The new funds will dwarf the $20 million a year currently spent on anti-smoking campaigns in poor and middle-income countries. The money is to be spent to promote strategies whose effectiveness has already been proved to the satisfaction of the World Health Organization. The campaign will urge governments to sharply raise tobacco taxes, prohibit smoking in public places, ban tobacco advertising,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
In his first event as a full-time philanthropist, Bill Gates joined New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wednesday in committing a combined $500 million to help governments around the world cut tobacco use.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
NEW YORK -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest. There are more than 1 billion smokers worldwide.The...
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Billionaires pooling resources to... fight tobacco smoking
WhackyNation (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Bravo, Bill Gates! The Microsoft genius, who already has contributed millions of dollars to eradicating two of the worst diseases known to man, AIDS and malaria, has now joined New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a worldwide movement to eliminate the smoking habit in particular and the tobacco industry in general. What a tremendous task he [...]
cbs4denver.com: National Politics (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest.
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest.
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest.
Time (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Article Tools (NEW YORK) — Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.Related Articles One billion people will die from tobacco-related causes by the end of the century if current consump... Tobacco giants may be in trouble over litigation and advertising bans...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The $250 million from Bloomberg and $125 million from Gates will support projects that raise tobacco taxes, help smokers quit, ban tobacco advertising and protect nonsmokers from exposure to smoke, their foundations said. It will also aid efforts to track tobacco use and better understand tobacco control strategies.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
TOOLSNEW YORK — Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money in a $375 million effort to cut global smoking.The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest. There are more than 1 billion smokers worldwide.The $250 million from...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest. There are more than 1 billion smokers worldwide. The $250 million from Bloomberg and $125 million from Gates will support projects that raise tobacco taxes, help smokers quit, ban tobacco advertising...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The $250 million from Bloomberg and $125 million from Gates will support projects that raise tobacco taxes, help smokers quit, ban tobacco advertising and protect nonsmokers from exposure to smoke, their foundations said. It will also aid efforts to track tobacco use and better understand tobacco control strategies.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The $250 million from Bloomberg and $125 million from Gates will support projects that raise tobacco taxes, help smokers quit, ban tobacco advertising and protect nonsmokers from exposure to smoke, their foundations said. It will also aid efforts to track tobacco use and better understand tobacco control strategies.
