The international public health community has agreed to pay special attention to the tactics of the tobacco industry to undermine tobacco control measures and promote a unique and inherently lethal product. Presently, there are 180 states that are Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first modern-day global public health treaty created…
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FACT SHEET: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THE GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, GOVERNANCE, AND TRANSPARENCY WHO FCTC: Global Tobacco Treaty The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is a treaty that aims to address the devastating health, social, economic, and environmental consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke. The first treaty developed under the auspices of…
FACT SHEET: ARTICLE 5.3 HOW AND WHY
TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRACTICES AND MOTIVES The tobacco industry has been identified as the principal vector of tobacco-related diseases. In order to successfully implement tobacco control policies, it is important to understand its motives and interests whenever it approaches government officials. The illustration below provides examples of some of the challenges that the Article 5.3 Guidelines…