Nepal: ad peak overshadows law drafters
Since the government ratified the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) last November, Nepal has seen a massive increase in tobacco companies’ promotional activities.
The big cigarette companies - Surya Nepal, a subsidiary of India’s ITC and British American Tobacco, and Seti Cigarette Factory, a subsidiary of Philip Morris—have greatly increased their spending in all national newspapers and weekly, fortnightly and monthly magazines, as well as …







