Tobacco-Free Kids Global
@ctfkglobal.bsky.social
Global program of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Empowering tobacco control movements around the world and advocating for a tobacco free future.
We’re at the 2025 Global Young Ambassadors Summit to bring youth voices together for stronger tobacco control advocacy and a healthier future.
Leaders from around the world are sharing ideas, taking action & proving that the next generation has the power to create real change – today.
Leaders from around the world are sharing ideas, taking action & proving that the next generation has the power to create real change – today.
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We’re at the 2025 Global Young Ambassadors Summit to bring youth voices together for stronger tobacco control advocacy and a healthier future.
Leaders from around the world are sharing ideas, taking action & proving that the next generation has the power to create real change – today.
Leaders from around the world are sharing ideas, taking action & proving that the next generation has the power to create real change – today.
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Join us for the next installment of our Campaign for the Culture conversation series on November 18 at 7 PM ET!
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Join us for the next installment of our Campaign for the Culture conversation series on November 18 at 7 PM ET!
Nothing’s scarier than ultra-processed products and tobacco.
Our advocacy helps fight back.
Happy Halloween from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (@tobaccofreekids.bsky.social) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (@incubatorghai.bsky.social).
Our advocacy helps fight back.
Happy Halloween from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (@tobaccofreekids.bsky.social) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (@incubatorghai.bsky.social).
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Nothing’s scarier than ultra-processed products and tobacco.
Our advocacy helps fight back.
Happy Halloween from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (@tobaccofreekids.bsky.social) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (@incubatorghai.bsky.social).
Our advocacy helps fight back.
Happy Halloween from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (@tobaccofreekids.bsky.social) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (@incubatorghai.bsky.social).
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HATCH is our newest platform built to help advocates everywhere plan smarter campaigns, learn from global successes and connect across movements. From resources to inspiration, HATCH is the space you've been waiting for. Learn more: www.hatchadvocacy.org #HATCH #Advocacy #PublicHealth #FoodPolicy
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
HATCH is our newest platform built to help advocates everywhere plan smarter campaigns, learn from global successes and connect across movements. From resources to inspiration, HATCH is the space you've been waiting for. Learn more: www.hatchadvocacy.org #HATCH #Advocacy #PublicHealth #FoodPolicy
The World Health Organization is warning Zambia and other countries to be on high alert for tobacco industry interference ahead of next month’s #COP11 — the global meeting on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The World Health Organization is warning Zambia and other countries to be on high alert for tobacco industry interference ahead of next month’s #COP11 — the global meeting on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
A new @reporteindigo.bsky.social investigation reveals how nicotine pouches like Zyn and Velo are spreading fast in Mexico, marketed with bright colors and sweet flavors but no health oversight.
Bolsas de nicotina: riesgo de salud entre el limbo legislativo y la fiscalización
Las bolsas de nicotina son una amenaza para la salud de los mexicanos; sin embargo, están por ser legalizadas desde el ámbito fiscal sin una discusión sobre los daños que pueden ocasionar
www.reporteindigo.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A new @reporteindigo.bsky.social investigation reveals how nicotine pouches like Zyn and Velo are spreading fast in Mexico, marketed with bright colors and sweet flavors but no health oversight.
Bangladesh’s medical community has sent a clear, unified message to policymakers: move quickly on the proposed amendments to the Tobacco Control Act to safeguard public health. Doctors and health professionals are urging decisive action so the law can better protect people from the harms of tobacco.
September 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Bangladesh’s medical community has sent a clear, unified message to policymakers: move quickly on the proposed amendments to the Tobacco Control Act to safeguard public health. Doctors and health professionals are urging decisive action so the law can better protect people from the harms of tobacco.
We applaud Dr. Amin Mirhadi of Cedars-Sinai for stepping down from The Aoki Foundation board after learning of Steve Aoki’s promotion of IQOS by Philip Morris International.
Tobacco products are deadly and addictive.
Steve Aoki, please end your collaboration with IQOS.
Tobacco products are deadly and addictive.
Steve Aoki, please end your collaboration with IQOS.
September 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We applaud Dr. Amin Mirhadi of Cedars-Sinai for stepping down from The Aoki Foundation board after learning of Steve Aoki’s promotion of IQOS by Philip Morris International.
Tobacco products are deadly and addictive.
Steve Aoki, please end your collaboration with IQOS.
Tobacco products are deadly and addictive.
Steve Aoki, please end your collaboration with IQOS.
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We are at our Latin American Legal Workshop, co-hosted with @ctfkglobal.bsky.social, @oneillinstitute.bsky.social and Dejusticia! Today, we’re diving into how laws are applied on the ground across the region, tackling legal challenges in implementing food and tobacco control policies!
August 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We are at our Latin American Legal Workshop, co-hosted with @ctfkglobal.bsky.social, @oneillinstitute.bsky.social and Dejusticia! Today, we’re diving into how laws are applied on the ground across the region, tackling legal challenges in implementing food and tobacco control policies!
We’ve arrived in Cartagena! The team from @incubatorghai.bsky.social (GHAI) and Tobacco-Free Kids Global is setting the stage for a week of powerful legal strategy sessions on food systems and tobacco control.
August 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We’ve arrived in Cartagena! The team from @incubatorghai.bsky.social (GHAI) and Tobacco-Free Kids Global is setting the stage for a week of powerful legal strategy sessions on food systems and tobacco control.
Civil society advocate Cecilia Lubanga is calling on Kenya to close a dangerous enforcement gap in its tobacco control laws. While the country requires graphic health warnings on tobacco products, those rules are not always applied to newer nicotine products.
August 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Civil society advocate Cecilia Lubanga is calling on Kenya to close a dangerous enforcement gap in its tobacco control laws. While the country requires graphic health warnings on tobacco products, those rules are not always applied to newer nicotine products.
In the Philippines, tobacco advertisements are so embedded in daily life that it's nearly impossible to take a walk without seeing one. Tobacco control advocate Fatima Laperal explains why this should alarm us -- and how to stop it.
August 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In the Philippines, tobacco advertisements are so embedded in daily life that it's nearly impossible to take a walk without seeing one. Tobacco control advocate Fatima Laperal explains why this should alarm us -- and how to stop it.
In Kenya, public health expert Karambu Muthaura sounds a loud and clear warning about e-cigarettes: Vaping “is a calculated detour that leads young people back to addiction – just packaged with fruit flavours and influencer aesthetics….
KARAMBU: Vaping is a health threat disguised as treatment
This growing trend is not harm reduction, it is harm proliferation
www.the-star.co.ke
August 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In Kenya, public health expert Karambu Muthaura sounds a loud and clear warning about e-cigarettes: Vaping “is a calculated detour that leads young people back to addiction – just packaged with fruit flavours and influencer aesthetics….
A well-deserved congratulations to Uganda for its continued progress in reducing tobacco use and protecting its people from harm.
Uganda - National | GTSS Academy
GTSS survey data for Uganda - National.
www.gtssacademy.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A well-deserved congratulations to Uganda for its continued progress in reducing tobacco use and protecting its people from harm.
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At #VitalTalks, Yolonda Richardson CEO of @tobaccofreekids.bsky.social and Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D. CEO of @vitalstrategies.org tackled the future of tobacco control advocacy: Ad bans, flavored tobacco, higher taxes & bold leadership in a changing world.
Stay tuned for a recording of the event.
Stay tuned for a recording of the event.
June 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
At #VitalTalks, Yolonda Richardson CEO of @tobaccofreekids.bsky.social and Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D. CEO of @vitalstrategies.org tackled the future of tobacco control advocacy: Ad bans, flavored tobacco, higher taxes & bold leadership in a changing world.
Stay tuned for a recording of the event.
Stay tuned for a recording of the event.
A secret tobacco deal in Laos funneled millions into the pockets of a powerful political insider for decades—while the nation’s health crisis deepened.
How a Secret Tobacco Deal in Laos Enriched a Political Insider
The 2001 deal delivered millions to an in-law of the former president, Bounnhang Vorachit, while blocking tobacco tax hikes for 25 years.
thediplomat.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A secret tobacco deal in Laos funneled millions into the pockets of a powerful political insider for decades—while the nation’s health crisis deepened.
The World Conference on Tobacco Control reminded us of what’s possible--and of the work still ahead.
June 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The World Conference on Tobacco Control reminded us of what’s possible--and of the work still ahead.
Big Tobacco tried to silence Uruguay.
Uruguay fought back -- and won.
Now, as the World Conference on Tobacco Control wraps up, that win reminds us all:
Public health champions can fight back against the tobacco industry. And countries have the right to protect health.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
Uruguay fought back -- and won.
Now, as the World Conference on Tobacco Control wraps up, that win reminds us all:
Public health champions can fight back against the tobacco industry. And countries have the right to protect health.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
June 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Big Tobacco tried to silence Uruguay.
Uruguay fought back -- and won.
Now, as the World Conference on Tobacco Control wraps up, that win reminds us all:
Public health champions can fight back against the tobacco industry. And countries have the right to protect health.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
Uruguay fought back -- and won.
Now, as the World Conference on Tobacco Control wraps up, that win reminds us all:
Public health champions can fight back against the tobacco industry. And countries have the right to protect health.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
@ctfkglobal.bsky.social President and CEO Yolonda C. Richardson delivered a powerful message at today’s #WCTC2025 plenary session alongside inspiring advocates united in the fight against the tobacco industry.
June 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@ctfkglobal.bsky.social President and CEO Yolonda C. Richardson delivered a powerful message at today’s #WCTC2025 plenary session alongside inspiring advocates united in the fight against the tobacco industry.
Dorial Quintyne from Barbados is part of a global movement exposing tobacco industry interference and demanding health justice.
Her message, and that of other youth advocates, will echo through the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
Her message, and that of other youth advocates, will echo through the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
June 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Dorial Quintyne from Barbados is part of a global movement exposing tobacco industry interference and demanding health justice.
Her message, and that of other youth advocates, will echo through the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
Her message, and that of other youth advocates, will echo through the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin.
#WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
Jasmina Čerkić is showing the world how tobacco control is about more than health—it’s about justice, equity, and stronger communities.
She’s bringing that powerful message from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) in Dublin. #WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
She’s bringing that powerful message from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) in Dublin. #WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
June 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Jasmina Čerkić is showing the world how tobacco control is about more than health—it’s about justice, equity, and stronger communities.
She’s bringing that powerful message from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) in Dublin. #WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
She’s bringing that powerful message from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) in Dublin. #WCTC2025 #TobaccoControl
A landmark moment at #WCTC2025: we just launched a powerful new tool to accelerate the fight against tobacco—everywhere.
The Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Tobacco Control is the first global resource of its kind, to help advocates secure national funding for life-saving tobacco control programs.
The Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Tobacco Control is the first global resource of its kind, to help advocates secure national funding for life-saving tobacco control programs.
June 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A landmark moment at #WCTC2025: we just launched a powerful new tool to accelerate the fight against tobacco—everywhere.
The Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Tobacco Control is the first global resource of its kind, to help advocates secure national funding for life-saving tobacco control programs.
The Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Tobacco Control is the first global resource of its kind, to help advocates secure national funding for life-saving tobacco control programs.
📢 Today at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, @WHO released a report showing major progress: 155 countries have implemented at least one best-practice tobacco control policy, protecting over 6.1 billion people – up from 1 billion in 2007.
June 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📢 Today at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, @WHO released a report showing major progress: 155 countries have implemented at least one best-practice tobacco control policy, protecting over 6.1 billion people – up from 1 billion in 2007.
The tobacco industry interferes with the judiciary globally and this powerful #WCTC2025 session, chaired by CTFK's Monique Muggli, exposed how Big Tobacco co-opts human rights language and weaponizes the legal system to block, delay, and dismantle life-saving public health policies.
June 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The tobacco industry interferes with the judiciary globally and this powerful #WCTC2025 session, chaired by CTFK's Monique Muggli, exposed how Big Tobacco co-opts human rights language and weaponizes the legal system to block, delay, and dismantle life-saving public health policies.
Tobacco control isn’t theory. It’s evidence-based policies and measurable progress.
We’re seeing fewer young people smoking.
We’re seeing lives saved.
We’re seeing fewer young people smoking.
We’re seeing lives saved.
June 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Tobacco control isn’t theory. It’s evidence-based policies and measurable progress.
We’re seeing fewer young people smoking.
We’re seeing lives saved.
We’re seeing fewer young people smoking.
We’re seeing lives saved.