WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in China: barriers, challenges and recommendations

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: a key milestone.

a Convention Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Correspondence to: Haik Nikogosian (e-mail: [email protected]). This month marks the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). This Convention is unique for two...

Origins of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control originated in 1993 with a decision by Ruth Roemer and Allyn Taylor to apply to tobacco control Taylor's idea that the WHO should utilize its constitutional authority to develop international conventions to advance global health. In 1995, Taylor and Ruth Roemer proposed various options to WHO, recommending the framework ...

Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in mainland China.

As per China's ratification of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), it should have implemented effective packaging and labelling measures prior to 9 January 2009 and enacted a comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship prior to 9 January 2011. In addition, universal protection against secondhand tobacco smoke should have been implemented before 9 ...

Recommendations for the implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 14 on tobacco cessation support.

Article 14 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control recommends provision of evidence-based support for tobacco cessation. However, it is being implemented very slowly in most countries, so that by 2014 only a small minority of the world’s tobacco users had access to appropriate cessation support, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This editorial, endorsed by more than 70 gl...