Tag «BILLIONS»

Tobacco control can save billions of dollars and millions of lives

10 January 2017, GENEVA: Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues for health and development work, according to a new landmark global report from the World Health Organization and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America. Such measures can also greatly reduce tobacco …

GCC STATES NEED TO FOCUS ON LOW-ENERGY ARCHITECTURE AS BILLIONS INVESTED ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Study for new Windows, Doors and Façades event highlights growing demand for green buildings in UAE Dubai, 18 July 2016: The pressure on the UAE and the rest of the GCC countries to focus on new low-energy architecture will increase over the next eight years as billions of dollars are ploughed into infrastructure development across …