Bloomberg Philanthropies Recognizes Governments And NGOs For Their Work In Combating Tobacco Use

Bloomberg Philanthropies, the New York City based philanthropic institution founded by Boston born billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has put out a press release recognizing the “outstanding work” governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) have put into the fight against tobacco use. The philanthropy congratulated the winners of its Awards for Global Tobacco Control, which celebrates “the significant …

Michael Bloomberg Pledges $20 Million Towards Formation Of New Tobacco Watchdog Organization

Billionaire media mogul and world renown philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, whose wealth is estimated to be in the tens of billions of dollars, has announced yet another effort to combat tobacco use around the planet: the formation of a new tobacco industry watchdog organization that will be tasked with monitoring the practices of tobacco companies. To …