John,

In case you missed any of Taking on the Toughest Fights Globally, the second installment in our 25th Anniversary Storytelling Series, we have you covered. 

You can now watch the full event here:

It was an inspiring look at the success of the work we do with partners around the globe to fight the tobacco industry and pass life-saving health policies.

We were joined by global leaders in the tobacco control movement, including the Honorable Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, India; Dr. Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, Former Head of the FCTC Secretariat; and Kelly Henning, MD, Public Health Program Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies. A full-length version of Minister Vardhan’s remarks not featured in the webinar is available here.

We heard from government leaders who have championed evidence-based policies that helped achieve significant declines in tobacco use in their countries, including Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Member of Parliament from Bangladesh and the Honorary President of Inter-Parliamentary Union, and Jonathan Malaya, Undersecretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippines. We also heard from civil society leaders who have made tobacco control a priority in their countries, including Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, cancer surgeon based at Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital, India, and Liliya Olefir, Executive Director, LIFE Advocacy Center, Ukraine. 

But there's so much left to do. The tobacco industry continues to find new ways to push its deadly and addictive products in low- and middle-income countries. And tobacco use is still the top cause of preventable death worldwide.

Help us keep up the fight around the globe:

Monthly donations ensure we can meet every challenge today and plan for the future.

Thanks for standing with us.

Sincerely,