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Tobacco and stunting

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco and stunting

Supporting tobacco cessation through chat :Digital Channels Toolkit

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Supporting tobacco cessation through chat :Digital Channels Toolkit

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025: warning about the dangers of tobacco. Executive summary.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025: warning about the dangers of tobacco. Executive summary.

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation.Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: tenth report of a WHO study group (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 1066)

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation.Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: tenth report of a WHO study group (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 1066)

WHO position on Tobacco Control and Harm Reduction

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

WHO position on Tobacco Control and Harm Reduction

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025: warning about the dangers of tobacco

Wed, 2 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025: warning about the dangers of tobacco

Report on theExpert consultation on addressing tobacco use among women and adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Report on theExpert consultation on addressing tobacco use among women and adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Hooking the next generation: how the tobacco industry captures young customers.

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Hooking the next generation: how the tobacco industry captures young customers.

Development of methods by regional and international standards organizations for testing andmeasuring the contents and emissions of electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Development of methods by regional and international standards organizations for testing andmeasuring the contents and emissions of electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems

Restricting digital marketing in the context of tobacco, alcohol, food and beverages, and breast-milk substitutes:existing approaches and policy options

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Restricting digital marketing in the context of tobacco, alcohol, food and beverages, and breast-milk substitutes:existing approaches and policy options

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030

World No Tobacco Day 2023: grow food, not tobacco

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

World No Tobacco Day 2023: grow food, not tobacco

Heated tobacco products: summary of research and evidence of health impacts

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Heated tobacco products: summary of research and evidence of health impacts

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation. Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: ninth report of a WHO study group (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 1047)

Wed, 6 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation. Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: ninth report of a WHO study group (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 1047)

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke

Fri, 4 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke

2021 global progress report on implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

2021 global progress report on implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.

Report of the meeting to review the latest scientific evidence on the impact of cigarette ventilation oncigarette use, 18–19 November 2019

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Report of the meeting to review the latest scientific evidence on the impact of cigarette ventilation oncigarette use, 18–19 November 2019

Implementation practices in smokeless tobacco control

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Implementation practices in smokeless tobacco control

Guide for WHO FCTC Parties on including SDG Target 3.a in voluntary national reviews

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Guide for WHO FCTC Parties on including SDG Target 3.a in voluntary national reviews

Tobacco plain packaging: global status 2021 update

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco plain packaging: global status 2021 update

Information sheet: measuring priority emissions in heated tobacco products, importance for regulators and significance for public health.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Information sheet: measuring priority emissions in heated tobacco products, importance for regulators and significance for public health.

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation. Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: eighth report of a WHO study group

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

WHO study group on tobacco product regulation. Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: eighth report of a WHO study group

Examples of current practices in the implementation of Article 12 (free zones and international transit) of the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Examples of current practices in the implementation of Article 12 (free zones and international transit) of the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2021: addressing new and emerging products

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2021: addressing new and emerging products

Summary results of the global youth tobacco survey in selected countries of the WHO European Region (2020)

Fri, 4 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Summary results of the global youth tobacco survey in selected countries of the WHO European Region (2020)

How to make your campus smoke-free

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

How to make your campus smoke-free

Tobacco & Coronary Heart Disease

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco & Coronary Heart Disease

Tobacco & Postsurgical Outcomes

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco & Postsurgical Outcomes

Strategy and Plan of Action to Strengthen Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas 2018-2022

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Strategy and Plan of Action to Strengthen Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas 2018-2022

Smoking and COVID-19: Scientific brief

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Smoking and COVID-19: Scientific brief

Heated Tobacco Products information sheet, 2nd edition

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Heated Tobacco Products information sheet, 2nd edition

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition

WHO TobReg: report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: 7th report of a WHO study group

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

WHO TobReg: report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: 7th report of a WHO study group

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019: Offer help to quit tobacco use

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019: Offer help to quit tobacco use

WHO TobReg: Report on the Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Regulation: Sixth Report of a WHO Study Group

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

WHO TobReg: Report on the Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Regulation: Sixth Report of a WHO Study Group

Tobacco Plain Packaging: Global Status Update

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco Plain Packaging: Global Status Update

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco smoking 2000–2025, second edition.

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco smoking 2000–2025, second edition.

Report: Consultation on Tobacco Addictiveness Reduction Measures

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Report: Consultation on Tobacco Addictiveness Reduction Measures

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017: Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017: Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies

South-East Asia Regional Response Plan for Integration of TB and Tobacco 2017–2021

Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

South-East Asia Regional Response Plan for Integration of TB and Tobacco 2017–2021

Tobacco and its environmental impact: an overview

Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco and its environmental impact: an overview

Tobacco control for sustainable development

Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco control for sustainable development

Advisory note: Waterpipe tobacco smoking: health effects, research needs andrecommended actions for regulators (2nd edition)

Thu, 5 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Advisory note: Waterpipe tobacco smoking: health effects, research needs andrecommended actions for regulators (2nd edition)

Advisory note: banning menthol in tobacco products

Thu, 5 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Advisory note: banning menthol in tobacco products

WHO TobReg: report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: 5th report of a WHO study group. WHO Technical report series, 989

Thu, 5 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

WHO TobReg: report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: 5th report of a WHO study group. WHO Technical report series, 989

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS)

Thu, 8 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS)

Smoke-free Policies in China: Evidence of Effectiveness and Implications for Action

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Smoke-free Policies in China: Evidence of Effectiveness and Implications for Action

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2015: Raising taxes on tobacco

Tue, 7 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2015: Raising taxes on tobacco

Regional Action Plan for the Tobacco Free Initiative in the Western Pacific (2015–2019)

Tue, 2 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Regional Action Plan for the Tobacco Free Initiative in the Western Pacific (2015–2019)

Tobacco health warnings in China

Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco health warnings in China

Background Paper on E-cigarettes (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems)

Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Background Paper on E-cigarettes (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems)

Making Your City Smoke Free: Participant's WorkbookMaking Your City Smoke Free: Workshop guide

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Making Your City Smoke Free: Participant's WorkbookMaking Your City Smoke Free: Workshop guide

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 91, No. 5, 2013

Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 91, No. 5, 2013

Guidelines for Implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This book contains the guidelines adopted by the Conference of the Parties. These seven guidelines cover a wide range of provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, such as: the protection of public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry; protection from exposure to tobacco smoke; packaging and labelling of tobacco products; and tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; and demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation.These guidelines are intended to help Parties to meet their obligations under the respective...

Effectiveness of Tax and Price Policies for Tobacco Control

Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This new volume of the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention in Tobacco Control presents a critical review and evaluation of the evidence by 25 international experts from twelve countries on the economics, epidemiology, public policy and tobacco control aspects of tax and price policies. The working group draws conclusions about the effectiveness of tax and price measures to control tobacco use in the population. The Handbook covers an overview of tobacco taxation; industry pricing strategies and other industry initiatives diluting the effects of taxes on consumption; tax, price and aggregated demand for tobacco, as well as demand at the individual level in adults, young people and the economically disadvantaged; tax avoidance and tax evasion and the economic and health impacts of tobacco taxation. This body of evidence and the consensus evaluation of 18 concluding statements on the impact of interventions to increase the price of tobacco products, can assist policy makers, government...

Bugs, Drugs & Smoke

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in 1948, the world has changed dramatically and so too has its health. But while some scourges (e.g. smallpox and polio) have subsided, others have made a comeback (e.g. tuberculosis) and frightening new diseases (e.g. Ebola and Marburg) have appeared.This book is primarily for young people, especially those interested in working in public health. It explains in simple, non-technical language how humankind developed techniques to protect the health of communities, drawing on first-hand interviews with leading public health figures. It covers a wide range of topics, from the control of infectious disease outbreaks to fighting the stigma attached to mental health conditions.These narratives, told from many parts of the world, show how individuals, communities, institutions and countries can improve people's health when they work together. They show the role that WHO has played in providing countries with the technical support...

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HSBC) Study: International Report from the 2009/2010 Survey Health Policy for Children and Adolescents, No. 6

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Through this international report on the results of its most recent survey, the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study aims to supply the up-to-date information needed by policy-makers at various levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and professionals in sectors such as health, education, social services, justice and recreation.The latest addition to a series of HBSC reports on young people's health, this report presents findings from the 2009/2010 survey on the demographic and social influences on the health of young people (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) in 43 countries and regions in the WHO European Region and North America. Responding to the survey, the young people described their social context (relations with family, peers and school), physical health and satisfaction with life, health behaviours (patterns of eating, tooth brushing and physical activity) and risk behaviours (use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis, sexual behaviour, fighting and bullying)....

Smoke-free Movies from Evidence to Action 2nd Edition

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This document summarizes current knowledge about smoking in movies, as well as current and proposed approaches to reduce the impact of this imagery. The report aims to help countries understand the basis for taking action to limit the depiction of smoking in movies. This report can help the Parties to the WHO FCTC implement specific recommendations related to smoking in movies that are included in the Article 13 guidelines. In addition, it is expected that the report will also be useful to those countries that are not yet party to the treaty by helping them implement this important component of a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2011: Warning about the dangers of tobacco

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The number of people now protected by tobacco control measures is growing at a remarkable pace. The progress made on adopting measures that reduce the demand for tobacco is a sign of the increasing impact of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which continues to be one of the most rapidly embraced, measurably successful treaties in United Nations history.This report, the third periodic country-level examination of the global tobacco epidemic, identifies the countries that have taken effective tobacco control measures that save lives. These countries can be held up as models of action for the many countries that need to do more to protect their people from the harms of tobacco use. Tobacco continues to kill nearly 6 million people each year, including more than 600 000 non-smokers who die from exposure to tobacco smoke. Up to half of the world s 1 billion smokers will eventually die of a tobacco-related disease. However, we have the power to change these circumstances.The...

WHO Report on the Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Regulation: Fourth Report of a WHO Study Group Technical Report Series, No 967

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This report presents the conclusions reached and recommendations made by the members of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation at its sixth meeting, during which it reviewed two background papers specially commissioned for the meeting and which dealt, respectively, with the following two themes.1. toxic elements in tobacco and in cigarette smoke2. the basis for a regulatory framework to reduce the dependence potential of tobacco productsThe Study Group s recommendations in relation to each theme are set out at the end of the section dealingwith that theme; its overall recommendations are summarized in section 4.

Profile on Implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the South-East Asia Region

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Profile on Implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the South-East Asia Region

A Prioritized Research Agenda for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Currently, noncommunicable diseases (NCD) are responsible for almost two-thirds of all deaths globally. Of the 57 million global deaths in 2008, 36 million, or 63% were due to NCDs, principally cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory diseases. These four groups of diseases share more or less the same risk factors (tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and the harmful use of alcohol). As the impact of NCDs increases and as populations age, annual NCD deaths are projected to continue to rise worldwide.Based on a series of papers commissioned by WHO, and global consultations conducted between 2008 and 2010, key research priority areas have been identified and included as part of a prioritized research agenda for noncommunicable disease. The Agenda, included in this publication, focuses on translational and health system research to expand implementation of proven cost-effective interventions and research to enable affordability of high-cost but...

WHO Technical Manual on Tobacco Tax Administration

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

This technical manual aims to help governments maximize the benefits that they can receive from higher tobacco taxes by identifying a set of best practices for tobacco taxation. This is one of several available or forthcoming products that focus on tobacco taxation, including: the forthcoming monograph on the economics of tobacco and tobacco control being jointly produced by WHO and the US National Cancer Institute (NCI); the handbook on the effectiveness of tobacco tax and price policies forthcoming in the tobacco control handbook series produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC); and the series of reports on tobacco taxation produced by the Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI).

These products differ in their breadth and depth, as well as their target audiences. The IARC handbook, for example, will provide an in-depth review of the global research evidence on the impact of tobacco taxation and price related policies on tobacco...

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

This volume reviews the evidence critically appraised by a Working Group of 17 scientists from nine countries and draws conclusions about the effectiveness of smoke-free policies. The volume covers the evolution of smoke-free policies, impact of smoke-free policies on businesses in the hospitality sector, public attitudes towards smoke-free policies and compliance, reductions in exposure to secondhand smoke and effects on health due to restrictions on smoking following policy implementation, effects of mandated smoking restrictions on smoking behaviour, and the effects of voluntary home smoking restrictions on exposure to secondhand smoke and smoking behaviour. This Handbook will be useful for health professionals and policymakers in countries who are currently considering legislation to protect the population from tobacco.

Brief Profile On Tobacco Health Warnings in the South-East Asia Region

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

This brief profile on tobacco health warnings in the South-East Asia Region emphasizes the need for health warnings to ensure tobacco control. It also depicts the situation with respect to tobacco health warnings in the Region. It gives an overview of the status of implementation of Article 11 of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control on packaging and labelling of tobacco products and highlights the main hurdles encountered by Member States in this area.

The impact of tobacco control policies on employments in Egypt, Arabic version

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The impact of tobacco control policies on employments in Egypt, Arabic version

Tobacco Industry Interference with Tobacco Control

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A large body of evidence demonstrates that tobacco companies use a wide range of tactics to interfere with tobacco control. Such strategies include direct and indirect political lobbying and campaign contributions, financing of research, attempting to affect the course of regulatory and policy machinery and engaging in social responsibility initiatives as part of public relations campaigns.

Although more and more is known about tobacco industry tactics, a systematic, comprehensive guide is needed to assist regulators and policy-makers in combating those practices. Guidelines and recommendations exist for countering and monitoring industry marketing, and recommendations have been issued to refuse industry funding of certain activities, but no broad policy has been published to assist government officials, policy-makers and nongovernmental organizations in their interactions with the tobacco industry.

The WHO Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI), the department in WHO with...

Evolution of the Tobacco Industry Positions on Addiction to Nicotine: A report prepared for the Tobacco Free Initiative, World Health Organization

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Over many decades the global tobacco industry has denied in public, in the courts, and before legislatures that smoking was harmful and nicotine was addictive. Internal industry documents show a radically different reality of what the companies knew, and when. Over the past decade the industry has slowly adapted its public stance to meet the overwhelming evidence of the harm smoking causes, as well as public demand for accountability. This report, based on internal industry documents and the companies' public pronouncements, describes how the social, scientific and judicial climate forced the change. It shows as well that the industry still puts the responsibility of addiction and harm on the smoker.

The Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Regulation

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Tobacco Free Initiative is proud to announce the release of the second volume of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) Technical Report Series on the Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Regulation. This WHO Technical Report Series makes available the findings of an international group of experts that provide WHO with the latest scientific and technical advice in the area of product regulation. The second report presents policy recommendations on the topics of: smokeless tobacco products and their health effects, and implications for harm reduction and research needs; 'fire safer' cigarettes and approaches to reduced ignition propensity; mandated lowering of toxicants in cigarette smoke, such as tobacco specific nitrosamines and other constituents; and, cigarette machine smoking regimens. The Study Group intends this new set of recommendations to be useful to WHO Member States, and national policymakers and regulators in shaping tobacco control policy.

Protection from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke. Policy recommendations.

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Scientific evidence has firmly established that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS), a pollutant that causes serious illnesses in adults and children. There is also indisputable evidence that implementing 100% smoke-free environments is the only effective way to protect the population from the harmful effects of exposure to SHS.

Moreover, several countries and hundreds of subnational and local jurisdictions have successfully implemented laws requiring indoor workplaces and public places to be 100% smoke-free without encountering significant challenges in enforcement. The evidence from these jurisdictions consistently demonstrates not only that smoke-free environments are enforceable, but that they are popular and become more so following implementation. These laws have no negative impact – and often have a positive one – on businesses in the hospitality sector and elsewhere. Their outcomes – an immediate reduction in heart attacks and...

Legislating for smoke-free workplaces

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This document aims to provide guidelines and support to the Member States of the WHO European Region in strengthening protection from exposure to tobacco smoke at the workplace. It is the third publication in the series of policy documents following the adoption of the European Strategy for Tobacco Control. Its overall objective is to provide national policy-makers, health system administrators, professionals and nongovernmental organizations with easily accessible arguments and with a review of legislative tools and options in support of smoke-free workplaces, including the hospitality sector. The document also aims to provide a cross-country analysis of legislation that, in itself, is expected to help raise awareness and motivation for stronger policies and actions.

The European tobacco control report 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The European tobacco control report describes the tobacco control situation and the status of tobacco control policies in the WHO European Region as at late 2006; reviews progress following the adoption of the European Strategy for Tobacco Control (ESTC) in 2002; and establishes a baseline for monitoring implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in the Region. The document presents an overview of the situation regarding tobacco use and related harm in the WHO European Region during the period 2002–2006 and of Member States' policy responses and implementation of national tobacco control measures in line with the recommendations of the ESTC. Reference is also made to the status of policies in countries in the light of the specific requirements of the WHO FCTC. Lessons learned and challenges faced during the policy-making process are illustrated by several short national, regional and subregional case studies attached to the Report.

Tobacco free sports: a manual designed to expand tobacco free sports at national, regional and international levels

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco free sports: a manual designed to expand tobacco free sports at national, regional and international levels

Tobacco use in shisha: studies on waterpipe smoking in Egypt

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The waterpipe (also known as gouza, narghile, hubble-bubble, hookah or shisha, depending on the local tradition) has been used for smoking tobacco for centuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Formerly associated almost exclusively with older males, usually of lower socioeconomic level, waterpipe smoking is now spreading to other segments of society in the region, particularly young men and women, and those from higher socioeconomic levels. Recent surveys from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as documented in this monograph, have begun to study the characteristics, knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of waterpipe users. This literature review reveals that surprisingly little information is actually available on the level of human exposure to the harmful constituents of the tobacco smoke from these devices, and even less is known of its impact on public health.

1. Many differences are apparent when comparing waterpipe to cigarette smoking. In general, compared to cigarette...

Tobacco package labelling and health warning systems

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco package labelling and health warning systems

Tobacco Control Legislation: An Introductory Guide

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

WHO is disseminating this guide as a necessary tool for those working in tobacco control or in health promotion. These actors include governmental agencies, public health practitioners, lawyers, nongovernmental organizations and academia. It is hoped that the guide will add value to existing reference materials for tobacco control. Nothing in this guide should be construed to represent the official views of the WHO Secretariat on the interpretation and application of the WHO FCTC, or to influence or prejudice interpretation of the Convention by the parties. This applies in paticular to references made to specific provisions of the Convention.

Tobacco Free Initiative - Report of Activities 2003-2004

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Tobacco Free Initiative - Report of Activities 2003-2004

The Development of Philip Morris's position on environmental tobacco smoke for its website

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This paper focuses on the development of Philip Morris’s position on Environmental Tobacco Smoke [ETS] for its websites. Internal documents have been searched from 1999 to present. Searches were conducted from October to December, 2003.

In particular, the paper focuses on drafts prepared by Philip Morris from June 1999 to October 1999, the period in which the majority of work on its position was done. The paper addresses how Philip Morris set out to develop the content and format of its websites to communicate with opinion leaders and the general public in a way that would enhance the company’s image.

Building Blocks for Tobacco Control: A Handbook

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

TFI has published a handbook to address the practical elements of various tobacco control measures.

The Tobacco Industry Documents. What they are, what they tell us and how to search them. A Practical Manual (2nd Edition)

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A SUMMARY OF THIS MANUAL AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ITS USE

This is a manual about the tobacco industry documents released by US-based tobacco companies as a result of lawsuits filed against them in the USA. It may be used by persons with many interests:

• those simply wanting to know more about the subject

• those who would like to understand the mechanics of searching the documents without necessarily conducting searches themselves

• those who would like to learn, or sharpen, the skills needed to do a search.

The manual comes in the following sections. Readers may pick and choose according to their interests:

• an historical introduction: what the documents tell us about the behaviour and knowledge of the tobacco industry over the past 50 years; examples of quotes found in the documents; and how the documents have been used by tobacco-control advocates, international civil servants, academic researchers, journalists, legislators, policy-makers...

Tobacco Industry and Corporate Social Responsibility ... an Inherent Contradiction

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This report details how tobacco companies seek to improve their corporate image through socially responsible investment.

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Mobilizing the world for global public health

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This brochure, created by the WHO, describes the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and how this global treaty can be used to mobilize the world for global public health.

The Millenium Development Goals and Tobacco Control

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This study demonstrates the relevance of tobacco control in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It outlines the occurrence of high and increasing prevalence of tobacco use in the developing world, and documents the negative health and economic effects associated with tobacco cultivation and use. It introduces affordable and effective strategies that developing countries can employ to reduce tobacco use and promote sustainable development. Drawing on data from the poorest nations, and from the poor within nations, it illustrates how tobacco control measures will significantly enhance the effectiveness of investments in health, poverty reduction and development. The MDGs derive from the United Nations Millennium Declaration 2000. They call on Member States to work together to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger, to improve health, and to promote human development and sustainable economic progress in the world’s poorest nations. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

Smoke-Free Inside: Create and Enjoy 100% Smoke-Free Environments

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A brochure put out by the WHO commemorating World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2007. This brochure gives an overview on creating and enjoying 100% smoke-free environments.

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Health Effects, Research Needs and Recommended Actions by Regulators

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The Tobacco Free Initiative announces the release of a WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation scientific advisory note on waterpipe tobacco smoking. This advisory note addresses the growing concerns about the increasing prevalence and potential health effects of tobacco smoking using waterpipes, a practice which dates back for at least four centuries in Africa and Asia. The note will provide guidance to WHO Member States and other research agencies interested in a more thorough understanding of the health effects of waterpipe smoking. The English printed version will be available in October 2005. This document will also be translated to and printed in Arabic.

Best Practices in Tobacco Control -- Regulation of Tobacco Products Canada Report

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The Tobacco Free Initiative announces the release of a best practices report highlighting Canadian tobacco product regulation. The Canadian tobacco regulatory regime, identified as one of the best by TFI and the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg), incorporates mandatory periodic emissions testing, emissions disclosure based on all characteristics of the tobacco product, and labeling requirements which mandate large, clear health warnings and informational messages. And most noteworthy, this best practice shows how Canada, in an effort to promote public health goals, creatively maneuvered around the limitations of the ISO smoking machine testing protocol by amending their regulation to require manufacturers to additionally test using a more intense testing regimen. Henceforth, this Canadian intense testing regimen, has since been adopted by the TobReg in its first recommendation: Guiding principles for the development of tobacco product research and testing...

Glossary on WHO Collaborating Centres for Tobacco Control

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This glossary is an outcome of the meeting with WHO Collaborating Centres for Tobacco Control which took place in September 2004 in Heidelberg, Germany. It provides information on (i) WHO Collaborating Centres and designation procedures; (ii) activities of the WHO Tobacco Free Initiative; (iii) current WHO Collaborating Centres for Tobacco Control; and (iv) the network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Tobacco Control.

The Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Regulation: Report of a WHO Study Group

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The third meeting of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) was held in Kobe, Japan from 28 to 30 June 2006. The meeting was held in response to Decision 15 of the first session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (1), held in Geneva, Switzerland from 6 to 17 February 2006. During that session, the Parties adopted the templates for the elaboration of guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the Framework Convention, which relate to the regulation of the contents of tobacco products and of tobacco product disclosures. According to the template, work on the guidelines should be based on the work already done by the Study Group and the WHO Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI), which serves as the Study Group’s secretariat and coordinating body.

This report presents the conclusions reached and recommendations made by the members of the Study Group at its third meeting,...

Guiding Principles for the Development of Tobacco Product Research and Testing Capacity and Proposed Protocols for the Initiation of Tobacco Product Testing

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

In November 2003, the WHO Director-General formalized the Scientific Advisory Committee on Tobacco Product Regulation (SACTob) by changing its status to that of a study group. Following the status change, the SACTob became the "WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation" (TobReg). It is composed of national and international scientific experts on product regulation, tobacco dependence treatment, and laboratory analysis of tobacco ingredients and emissions. Its work is based on cutting edge research on tobacco product issues. It conducts research in order to fill regulatory gaps in tobacco control. As a formalized entity of WHO, TobReg reports to the Executive Board through the Director-General in order to draw the Member States' attention to WHO's efforts in tobacco product regulation. This recommendation was approved and adopted by TobReg during its first meeting on 26 to 28 October 2004 in Montebello, Canada.

Protection From Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke: Policy recommendations

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Executive summary

These laws have no negative impact – and often have a positive one – on businesses in the hospitality sector and elsewhere. Their outcomes – an immediate reduction...

The Surveillance and Monitoring of Tobacco Control in South Africa

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000

South Africa is situated at the southernmost tip of Africa and is divided into nine provinces: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo Province and North West Province. It has a population of approximately 43 million, half of whom are under 19 years of age.(1) South Africa is considered a middle-income, developing country and has extremes of wealth and poverty due to 350 years of colonialism and apartheid1. Almost 78% of the population are “Black/African” (1) and they represent the majority of those living in poverty.(2) About 72% of the poor live in rural areas. (2) There are 11 official languages in South Africa.

The history of tobacco control in SA dates back to the 1970s when tobacco use was banned in cinemas, followed by a ban on smoking on domestic flights.(3) In 1993 the first Tobacco Products Control Act (4) was passed and was implemented in 1995. It regulated smoking in public places, prohibited tobacco...

Tobacco Dependence Treatment in England

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000

In England (as in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a whole) smoking prevalence in adults (aged 16 and over) has been falling in both men and women since the 1970s (1). During the 1990s, however, this decline levelled off, as the diagram below illustrates. Currently, in England 27% of adults smoke – 28% of men and 26% of women. Over the last 20 years there has been a similar trend in 11–15-year-olds, in whom preva-lence has fallen only very slightly. In 1982, 11% of 11–15-year-olds were regular smokers (defined as at least one cigarette a week on average), 11% of boys and 11% of girls. In 1999, the figures were 9%–8% of boys and 10% of girls (1).

There are currently about 13 million smokers in Britain (2) and a large socioeconomic gradient: 15% of professionals smoke compared with 39% of unskilled manual workers (1). This gradient has become steeper as more profession-als have stopped smoking. There is also evidence of higher dependence within...

Report on Smoke-Free Policies in Australia

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction Tobacco use is the leading cause of death and disease in Australia. Each year nearly 20 000 Australians die and more than 150 000 are hospitalized due to tobacco-related illnesses (1). The economic and social costs of tobacco use in Australia are estimated at $AU 12,736.2 million per annum (2).

In 2001, approximately 22% of Australian adults were smokers (3). Australian males (24.3%) are more likely to smoke than Australian females (19.9%), with adult smok-ing rates peaking in the 20–29-year age group (4). Young Australians are still taking up smoking at a disconcerting rate, with 260 000 students aged 12–17 estimated to be smokers (5). Around one-third of 17-year-old students smoke.

Smoking rates are significantly higher in some disadvan-taged groups in the Australian community. People from lower socioeconomic brackets, people with mental illnesses and some ethnic communities such as Greek, Vietnamese and Eastern Mediterranean, all have substantially...

Report on National Policies on tobacco smoke-free environments in Chile

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Prevalence of smoking in Chile The findings of the surveys carried out by the National Drug Control Council (CONACE), which have been conducted every two years from 1994 to 2000, are the most reliable source of data on drug consumption in Chile.

Effective Access to Tobacco Dependence Treatment, New Zealand

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000

At the beginning of 1998 New Zealand lacked tobac-co dependence treatments. Only a small amount of Government funding was committed to smoking cessation programmes and it was difficult for many people to find help in quitting. Most of the cessation programmes availa-ble were offered by the private sector. These programmes were few in number, often expensive and tended to target white, middle-class smokers. There was little help available for Maori – New Zealand’s indigenous population – 50% of whom smoke.

In addition, broader tobacco control measures that would indirectly support smoking cessation were lacking. Health warnings were weak, smoke-free environments largely confined to offices and public transport, and there had not been a significant increase in tobacco excise since 1991.

For several years the tobacco control community in New Zealand lobbied for a smoking cessation media campaign and the provision of help for individuals. The Government listened. In...

Report on Tobacco Control in India

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000

This is not a report about just any crop and just any country. It is a report about tobacco, which is the foremost cause of preventable death in th world today, and India, which is the second largest country in the world, with a billion plus population. This report is also an examination of the methods and tools available to reduce, prevent and control tobacco use.

Recommendation Guiding Principles for the Development of Tobacco Product Research and Testing Capacity and Proposed Protocols for the Initiation of Tobacco Product Testing

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000

This recommendation is the sixth in a series of recommendations formulated by the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg).1 The purpose of this recommendation is to promulgate the principles that should guide the development of the laboratory capacity required to enable implementation of Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the initiation of tobacco product testing. Such laboratory capacity provides government regulatory authorities with the means to guide and validate tobacco product testing, including any testing that may be carried out by the tobacco industry itself. The considerations and principles discussed in this recommendation are intended to provide guidance for establishing laboratory capacity that meets the highest standards of excellence, transparency, reliability and credibility.2

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control includes three articles that lay the groundwork for the regulation of the...

Taxation reform as a component of tobacco control policy in Australia

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000

In 1998, the Australian Government announced a major reform of Australia’s overall tax system. The previous system was characterized as out of date (it included a range of historically justified but now anachronistic taxes), unfair, discouraging of exports and investment, ineffective and complex. The proposed reforms included the introduction of a Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the abolition of a raft of state taxes and charges. The aim was to bring the service economy into the tax net, provide sustainable funding to the states and lower corporate and individual tax rates. Tobacco control advocates felt that it was essential to ensure that this did not adversely affect tobacco taxation levels.

Higher tobacco taxes significantly reduce cigarette smoking and other tobacco use. However, for a specific tax increase to have maximum effect on reducing consumption there are a number of criteria that must be considered. Firstly, it must be a real, sustained increase, that is,...

A Report on Smoking Advertising and Promotion Bans in The lslamic Republic of Iran

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000

A Report on Smoking Advertising and Promotion Bans in The Islamic Republic of IranIntroduction The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country of 1 648 000 square kilometres, with a population of some 70 000 000. Before the Islamic revolution in 1979, the country had a national State-owned tobacco monopoly which was responsible for producing tobacco products for domestic consumption as well as importing different tobacco brands into the country. There are no data available on tobacco product smuggling before the revolution. While the tobacco monopoly continued following the revolution, the importation of tobacco products ceased.

Report on Tobacco Taxation in the United Kingdom

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Report on Tobacco Taxation in the United Kingdom Introduction Taxation levels The United Kingdom has among the highest levels of tobacco tax in the world1. Table 1 shows the current duty rates for tobacco products while Table 2 presents taxation levels. The latter is based on a typical pack of each product and on the most popular price category for cigarettes.