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Browsing Conference Papers by Author "Rajasuriya, M."

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  • Advocating university undergraduate students on implementing FCTC Article 5.3 
    Kandeepan, S.; Perera, K.M.N.; Wijesuriya, H.; Perera, C.S.; Rajasuriya, M. (EUEP European Publishing, 2021)
    INTRODUCTION: Tobacco industry uses aggressive strategies to use to make people want to buy their products, especially youths. Therefore It is needed to enhance the knowledge about industry tactics among the youngsters. ...
  • Community driven tobacco surveillance system: Engaging communities to monitor tobacco industry using a mobile app 
    Perera, C.N.S; Perera, K.M.N.; Wijesuriya, H.; Kandeepan, S.; Periyannan, D.; Lakmal, P.A.C.S.; Fernando, A.B.I.; Rajasuriya, M. (EUEP European Publishing, 2021)
    INTRODUCTION: Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) is the tobacco observatory in Sri Lanka established under the FCTC Article 5.3. CCT has experimented several resource-efficient methods in low-resource settings. Sri Lanka, ...
  • Implementation of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs in Sri Lanka and the tobacco industry interferences 
    Wijesuriya, H.; Perera, K.M.N.; Perera, C.S.; Dineshkumar, P.; Lakmal, S.C.; Fenando, A.I.B.; Kandeepan, S.; Rajasuriya, M. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2019)
    INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC), legally challenged the government's initiative on 80% of the pictorial health warnings (PHW) on cigarette packs. After several rounds of Appeal and Supreme Court ...
  • Promotion of tobacco and alcohol on social media: a mixed methods analysis 
    Athauda, L.K.; Jayawardhane, R.; Chandrasekara, B.E.; Kumari, M.I.P.; Perera, K.M.N.; Rajasuriya, M. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2021)
    Introduction and Objectives Promotion of tobacco and alcohol on the internet is banned in Sri Lanka by the NATA Act. However, it appears that tobacco and alcohol related content are rampant on various social media. This ...
  • Reported tobacco industry interference during COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia 
    Perera, N.C.S.; Horadagoda, N.; DineshKumar, P.; Perera, K.M.N.; Rajasuriya, M. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2023)
    INTRODUCTION: Articles 13 and 5.3 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recommend banning sponsorships and restricting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities of the tobacco industry (TI). It is ...
  • Tobacco industry interference against the single stick cigarette sales ban 
    Kandeepan, S.; Perera, K.M.N.; Wijesuriya, H.; Perera, C.S.; Rajasuriya, M. (EUEP European Publishing, 2021)
    INTRODUCTION: Sri Lanka implemented 80% Pictorial Health Warnings and is planning to implement standardised packaging. However, a considerable proportion of smokers buy cigarettes in the loose form. Sale of cigarettes as ...
  • Tobacco industry promoting its image makes use of religious practices in Sri Lanka 
    Perera, N.C.S.; Lakmal, P.A.S.C.; Wijesuriya, H.; Fernando, A.I.B.; Dineshkumar, P.; Kandeepan, S.; Perera, K.M.N.; Rajasuriya, M. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2019)
    INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Seventy percent of Sri Lankans follow Buddhism, a philosophy that dissuades its followers from the use of psychoactive substances. The national tobacco control laws prohibit sponsorships promoting ...
  • Tobacco industry targeting political giants in Sri Lanka: Presidential candidates 2019 
    Kandeepan, S.; Perera, C.; Wijesuriya, H.; Dias, I.S.; Periyannan, D.; Perera, K.M.N.; Rajasuriya, M. (EUEP European Publishing, 2021)
    INTRODUCTION: The presidential election to elect the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka was held on November 2019. Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC), a subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT), holds the monopoly of ...

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