TEMPLATE: Requiring Information from the Tobacco Industry

Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) obligates the state to protect its public health policies against the commercial and other vested interest of the tobacco industry. The guidelines for the implementation of Article 5.3 recommend that Parties develop policies requiring transparent and accurate information about the activities and practices of…

TEMPLATE: Revised Guidelines for Hiring of Personnel

TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Revised Guidelines for Hiring of Personnel Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) obligates the state to protect its public health policies against the commercial and other vested interest of the tobacco industry. The Guidelines for the Implementation of Article 5.3 recommend that Parties develop clear policies requiring…

TEMPLATE: Letter Renouncing Partnerships with the Tobacco Industry

To: (Name of Organization or Person representing the Interests of the Tobacco Industry) From: _______________ Re: Offer of Assistance/ Contribution/Partnership Date:___________________ Your offer of (state the offer made by the tobacco industry) is duly noted. In response, we wish to express that the (country) recognizes that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death around the…

TEMPLATE: SAMPLE CODE OF CONDUCT (BASED ON CSC–DOH JMC)

A template for amendments to the Code of Conduct can be found in the annex of the CSC-DOH Joint Memorandum Circular for Protecting the Bureaucracy against Tobacco Industry Interference (CSC-DOH JMC), as well as the DOH Department Memorandum on Protecting the Bureaucracy against Tobacco Industry Interference (DOH DM). This section pertains to Code of Conduct provisions recommended…