Litigation for Claiming Health Rights: Insights from Tobacco Control

Upendra Bhojani, Pragati Hebbar, Vishal Rao, Vandana Shah Published July 15,  2014 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the US Surgeon General’s report that first stated smoking was dangerous and associated with serious diseases, the list of which has since only expanded.1 Tobacco use kills around 6 million people each year, with almost 80% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.2 Therefore, reducing tobacco use can be…