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A decade after introducing MPOWER, trend analysis of implementation of the WHO FCTC in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

open access: yesLung India, 2020
Background: Perfect implementation of the six priority policies advocated by the MPOWER package is the most important challenge for member states (MS) to reach tobacco control goals.
Gholamreza Heydari
doaj   +1 more source

International law, national policies and youth smoking: an examination of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) addresses a wide range of issues including protection from exposure to secondhand smoke and advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
G Emmanuel Guindon, Heather Wipfli
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of the WHO FCTC on non-cigarette tobacco products [PDF]

open access: yesTobacco Control, 2018
IntroductionThis paper investigates to what extent Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) parties have successfully implemented regulatory measures against non-cigarette tobacco product (NCTP) use, considers the challenges and peculiarities in applying such regulations and proposes effective means.Data and methodsThis review was based on many ...
Zaatari, Ghazi S, Bazzi, Asma
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Global Policy progress in Article 16 of WHO FCTC on cigarettes (CIG) and smokeless tobacco (SLT)

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Article 16 of WHO FCTC focuses upon limiting the supply and exposure of tobacco products to Minors. Implementation of Article 16 has been researched by few local and regional studies, primarily focusing on Cigarettes.
Shekhar Grover   +4 more
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Brazil responses to the strategies used by the tobacco industry to resist Tobacco Control National Policy

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation According to the publication Tobacco industry interference with tobacco control (WHO, 2008), "The diversity of these strategies demonstrates that the mission to thwart tobacco control is global", and it is not ...
Ana Paula Leal Teixeira   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sovereignty above international regime: Framework of convention on tobacco control agenda in Indonesia

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2023
Framework of Convention for Tobacco Control is the international regime and norm that provides regulation for cigarette and tobacco industries in global level. Indonesia has its narrative in declining FCTC ratification proposal.
Satriya Wibawa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

FCTC "Orphans" - Article 14, 19 and supply side measures

open access: yesTobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has been successful in many ways. However, some articles have received less attention than others. Other issues, such as some supply side measures, were left out of the FCTC altogether. This presentation
Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Key factors in achieving increased tobacco taxation: Experience from the island of Saint Helena

open access: yesTobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2020
Concerted efforts by government officials and technical assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat Knowledge Hub on Tobacco Taxation and Illicit Trade, resulted in an increase in tobacco
Angela Jackson-Morris   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

FCTC followed by accelerated implementation of tobacco advertising bans [PDF]

open access: yesTobacco Control, 2016
We sought to evaluate changes in countries' enacting advertising bans after the effect of ratifying the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).We compared adoption of advertising bans on five areas (TV and radio, print media, billboards, point-of-sale, sponsorship) in countries that did versus did not ratify the FCTC, accounting for years ...
Heikki, Hiilamo, Stanton, Glantz
openaire   +2 more sources

The framework convention on tobacco control: The politics of global health governance

open access: yes, 2002
This paper analyses the particular challenges that tobacco control poses for health governance in an era of accelerating globalisation. Traditionally, health systems have been structured at the national level, and health regulation has focused on the ...
Collin, Jeff   +2 more
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