May 31, 2019
Tobacco and lung health Every year, on 31 May, we celebrate World No Tobacco Day. The annual campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness on the […]
April 11, 2019
Today, 11 April, the Task Force on Fiscal Policy released its report entitled, “Health Taxes to Save Lives: Employng Effective Excise Taxes n Tobacco, Alcohol and […]
April 9, 2019
By Ernest Ngeh Tingum Chad ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2006. Following the ratification, it enacted tobacco control legislation in 2010, proving […]
December 6, 2018
We would like to share with you the latest issue of the Newsletter presenting the work of the WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hubs, carried out from […]
October 10, 2018
The 143rd issue of the Framework Convention Alliance Bulletin was released today, 10th of October 2018. The Bulletin provides a summary of work done by members […]
September 12, 2018
By Hana Ross I recently attended three events in Eastern/Central Europe (Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic) and concluded that this region of the world is […]
August 29, 2018
By Bertha Bangara Globally, countries face challenges to finance the ever-strained health budgets to meet challenges of preventing the growing prevalence of most non-communicable diseases (NCDs) […]
August 1, 2018
By Corne van Walbeek There is often a perception that academic research is divorced from policy. In many instances that is true, and it is […]
July 16, 2018
Make your voice heard on the Draft Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill! We do not have much time. The comments period will end […]
July 9, 2018
“The murky world of illicit trade is not terra incognita for the world’s biggest tobacco companies. Taking what they say on the issue at face value […]