Multiple choice

Which of the following announced a grant of $5 million to the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) for the National Tobacco Control Programme in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh in 2010?

  1. Infosys Foundation

  2. World Bank

  3. Carnegie Foundation

  4. World Health Organisation

  5. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Explanation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation granted $5 million to the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to strengthen the National Tobacco Control Programme in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, over a three-year period (2009-2012). The grant provided for the project on Strengthening of Tobacco Control Efforts Through Innovative Partnerships and Strategies (STEPS) will provide district-specific strategic response to the rapidly escalating global tobacco epidemic.

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