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Good Governance is Critical for FCTC
The primary objective of the FCTC is to reduce tobacco use worldwide, an important public health goal. Since the adoption and entry into force of the FCTC, governments increasingly recognize that policy making involves a range of legal issues. Thus FCTC should be applied as a policy in good governance when developing public health goals. Instruments such as codes of conduct for government officials, transparency measures, and policies to protect against conflict of interest, facilitate the workings of all governmental institutions. It is imperative that governments act now to implement good governance policies enshrined in [...]
Statements
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Statement on the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
25 January 2018: On September 13, 2017, it was announced that Philip Morris International plans to contribute close to $1 billion to fund an organization [...]
News In Brief
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Poland considers the Philip Morris International (PMI) funded Foundation for Smoke-Free World as being part of the tobacco industry
13 February 2018: The Ministry of Health considers the Philip Morris International (PMI) funded Foundation for Smoke-Free World as being part [...] -
The new Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World: independent or not?
30 January 2018: In his 23 January BMJ blog, ‘Building a Foundation to accelerate an end to smoking’, Derek Yach again [...] -
Good country practices in the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3 and its guidelines
25 January 2018: This report provides a selection of advanced practices in implementing Article 5.3. It draws from a variety [...]