PANAMA CITY—Harm reduction advocates denounce Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charity foundation of US billionaire Michael Bloomberg, for exerting influence on governments and health authorities in low and middle-income countries to deny […]Read More
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Former Philippine Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor asked the country’s representatives to the forthcoming conference on the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to uphold the rights […]Read More
A group of legislators in the United Kingdom expressed concern over the influence exerted by Bloomberg Philanthropies on tobacco regulation policies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as the […]Read More
Filipino consumer groups asked their Congress to look into a report by an American think tank about Bloomberg Philanthropies’ repeated meddling in the affairs of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) […]Read More
Members of the Philippine House of Representatives raised concerns that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may have violated several laws when it accepted funds in support of tobacco control […]Read More
Asia accounts for the majority of the world’s smokers and also for the most deaths related to the smoking epidemic which remains unabated. Asian smokers, bereft of options, are sprinting—into […]Read More
Consumer advocacy and industry groups asked the Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prove its independence by cutting ties with anti-vaping foundations such as Bloomberg Philanthropies. Vaper Ako, Nicotine […]Read More
Philanthropy’s role is to get things started, to make market forces work in favor of the poor. A well-targeted philanthropic activity triggers action from both business and government. That’s how tech mogul […]Read More
Spokesman for VAPER Ako highlighted the case of the Philippines FDA which admitted receiving funds from Bloomberg foundations. Consumer groups warned the Philippine government against non-government organizations (NGOs) such as […]Read More