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Status of Implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Ghana: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2010
Background The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a World Health Organization treaty, has now been ratified by over 165 countries. However there are concerns that implementing the Articles of the treaty may prove difficult, particularly in ...
Sarah Lewis, Ann McNeill, Anna B. Gilmore   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Textual analysis of 38 Chinese subnational tobacco control regulations against FCTC Article 8 [PDF]

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction China ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2005; it entered into force domestically on 9 January 2006. Absent of comprehensive national smoke-free legislation, subnational jurisdictions have enacted dedicated ...
Yu Chen, Xinjie Zhao, Chunyan Chen, Xinyi Zhang, Jinghan Li, Jiayi Lan, Shiyu Liu, Xinyao Yu, Kin-Sun Chan, Qian Zeng   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Trade agreements and tobacco control policy: analysis of the impact of FCTC on regulatory contents of trade agreements from 2001 to 2019

Globalization and Health, 2023
Background This study aims to analyze the impact of Framework of Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) on regulatory contents of trade agreements from 2001 to 2019.
Tzu-Ying Chen, Ying-Jun Lin, Tung-Liang Chiang, Feng-Jen Tsai   +3 more
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FCTC ratification, smoking prevalence, and GDP per capita: lessons for Indonesia and the rest of the world [PDF]

Globalization and Health, 2022
Background Indonesia’s stagnated progress towards tobacco control could be addressed through the implementation of a comprehensive national framework, such as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC).
Abdillah Ahsan, Rifai Afin, Nadira Amalia, Martha Hindriyani, Ardhini Risfa Jacinda, Elisabeth Kramer   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Comparative Analysis of Smoke-Free Regulations in 23 Chinese Cities, 2015–2022 [PDF]

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction China ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2005 but lacks a national comprehensive smoke-free law. By 2024, 23 cities had achieved FCTC Article 8 compliance through three distinct legislative vehicles: Dedicated
Yu Chen, Xinjie Zhao, Zhifeng Chen, Xinyi Zhang, Jinghan Li, Jiayi Lan, Shiyu Liu, Xinyao Yu, Kin-Sun Chan, Qian Zeng   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Critical analysis of tobacco taxation policies in Pakistan after two decades of FCTC: Policy gaps and lessons for low- and middle-income countries

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction Tobacco taxation remains a poorly used intervention to control tobacco use in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Pakistan even after two decades of FCTC adoption.
Haleema Masud, Sharifah Sekalala, Paramjit Gill, Oyinlola Oyebode   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening quit smoking services in Malaysia through Malaysia Quit (mQuit) Program

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Base on the Malaysian National Health Morbidity Survey in 2011, 48.6% of smokers have made quit attempt in the past 12 months but only 32.4% visited health care provider (HCP).
Noraryana Hassan, Nizam Baharom, Netty Darwina Dawam, Norliana Ismail, Christopher Eugene Festus, Omar Mihat, Chee Kheong Chong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying characteristics of cigarette displays at points of sale in Brazil

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Since 2011 has banned the advertising in the points of sale (POS). However, the legislation allows the exhibition of tobacco products packages in these places, accompanied by health warnings.
Felipe Mendes, Cristina Perez, Rodrigo Feijó, Tânia Cavalcante   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulation of Electronic Cigarette Use in Public and Private Areas in 48 Countries Within the WHO European Region: A Survey to In-country Informants

Journal of Epidemiology, 2022
Background: The objective of this study is to describe the legislation regulating the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in various places in European countries. Methods: A survey among experts from all countries of the World Health Organization
Beladenta Amalia, Marcela Fu, Ariadna Feliu, Olena Tigova, Ranti Fayokun, Kristina Mauer-Stender, Esteve Fernández   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protection from exposure to second hand SLT use in public places - spitting a public health concern or a public nuisance?

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Until 1990, spitting was an offence in United Kingdom carrying a £5 fine. Spitting was also banned in other developed countries especially in Europe early in the 20 th Century as a preventive measure against tuberculosis and later to maintain
Amit Yadav, Kumar Chandan, Dhirendra N Sinha, Ravi Mehrotra, Anshika Chandra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source