Research Project

Accelerating Progress in Tobacco Taxes in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Research Area(s): Global Health
Funding Source: Bloomberg Foundation

Abstract

Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded the UIC School of Public Health $8 million to accelerate the development of effective tobacco tax systems in low- and middle-income countries. As a core partner, UIC joins six other global health organizations in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, a nearly $1 billion program to reduce the worldwide demand for tobacco through comprehensive, evidence-based policy reform and public awareness campaigns. The Bloomberg Initiative has made significant progress over the past 10 years in many areas, such as smokefree air policies and graphic health warning labels. UIC was selected by the Bloomberg Initiative to advance global progress on tobacco taxation. UIC will use the funding to engage with policymakers in countries with the highest and fastest-growing rates of tobacco use, including Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan and others.