American Cancer Society Awarded Grant to Work with Vietnam Businesses on Tobacco Control

Original Source The American Cancer Society has been awarded a two-year grant by Atlantic Philanthropies to fight the tobacco burden in Vietnam. The Society will team up with the Vietnam Committee on Smoking and Health (VINACOSH) to develop a national tobacco control media advocacy strategy and build strategic partnerships with community-based groups, the business sector, and the donor community. The project aims to provide the tools to implement tobacco policies in Vietnam and increase the capacity and coordination of the public health community to respond to the burden of tobacco death and disease in Vietnam.