Part I: Moscow's open, revolving door for big tobacco

By Roman Anin

Moscow's open, revolving door for big tobacco

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… e number of smokers. I don’t understand, are they a social agency or the Ministry of Health? They have only one aim – to fund the budget – and nobody wants to hea …"

Part II: A troubled model for reform in Mexico

By Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

A troubled model for reform in Mexico

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… ht it.Evidence of this influence is in documents obtained from the Mexican Ministry of Health that show Philip Morris and BAT representatives attended at least 30 meeti …"

"… o came from Slim’s foundations. Among the recipients: the government’s Ministry of Health. Slim’s Telmex — Latin America’s largest telecommunications firm — …"

"… are political signs that its main clauses will be ignored or delayed. The Ministry of Health’s chief attorney, Bernardo Fernández del Castillo, took a year to publi …"

Asbestos test under fire in Japan

By Scilla Alecci

Faulty findings may add to 100,000 death toll

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… n’s cavalier attitude toward asbestos. According to a 2009 survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, only 5.5 percent of the 96,641 public facilities exami …"

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Botswana

By Victoria Kreha

Background, challenges and relief efforts related to the AIDS epidemic in Botswana

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… ment ministries and departments — with more than 85 percent of it to the Ministry of Health.The largest part of the government's portion is earmarked for prevention a …"

Côte d'Ivoire

By Victoria Kreha

Background, challenges and relief efforts related to the AIDS epidemic in Côte d'Ivoire

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… pulation has made HIV/AIDS a priority and has initiated changes within the Ministry of Health aimed at expanding the national response to the epidemic. In 2001, the Nat …"

Public health suffers as Indonesia ignores calls for tobacco reform

By Andreas Harsono

Home of the 'smoking baby,' 200,000 Indonesians die every year from smoking-related illnesses

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… intersections by smoking several cigarettes at a time rallied outside the Ministry of Health. They carried a huge kretek and shouted, “Do we want to be the slaves of …"

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Ukraine’s ‘lost’ cigarettes flood Europe

By Vlad Lavrov

Big tobacco’s overproduction fuels $2 billion black market

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… umption and legal exports top 100 billion sticks, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Health. Yet in 2008, tobacco companies manufactured and imported nearly 130 billi …"

"… tobacco control unit of the Institute of Strategic Research at Ukraine’s Ministry of Health. “They sell it to them at the same prices they sell to legal wholesalers …"

"… salers, as these are small batches” said JTI’s Redko.Krasovsky, of the Ministry of Health, says tobacco companies are doing little to stop smuggling. By checking th …"

Guyana

By Victoria Kreha

The first case of AIDS in Guyana was diagnosed in 1987. That same year, the HIV infection rate was 1.3 per 100,000 inhabitants

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… ng epidemic. In 1989, the National AIDS Committee was formed to advise the Ministry of Health on prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. From 1992 to 2002, before the adven …"

"… winkel, the PEPFAR coordinator, says services are widely used.In 2005, the Ministry of Health implemented the Guyana HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey as part of the national H …"

Kenya

By Victoria Kreha

HIV rates are declining in Kenya, but poverty remains one of the biggest barriers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… and Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Programme, which is part of the Ministry of Health."For fiscal 2005, treatment received the most PEPFAR dollars — 46.2 perc …"

Tanzania

By Victoria Kreha

AIDS is the leading cause of death in Tanzania, with women between 25 and 34 having the highest rate of HIV infection

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Health":

"… illion — or 48.4 percent.The U.S. government works closely with the Ministry of Health and the Commission on AIDS, both of which are prime partners that receive …"

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