Thispaper discusses Indonesia's dilemma regarding the ratification of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The purpose this study is to understand more about Ratification International Treaty related threat Indonesian state income from cigarette taxes for Indonesia. Data collection techniques in using library research (library research). analysis technique uses inductive techniques. ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze how the tobacco industry influenced tobacco control policymaking in Costa Rica. MATERIALS AND METHODS Review of tobacco industry documents, tobacco control legislation, newspaper articles, and interviewing of key informants. RESULTS During the mid-to-late 1980s, Health Ministry issued several advanced (for their time) smoking restriction decrees causing British American...

INTRODUCTION There have been momentous events in tobacco control since the first edition of Tobacco Control was launched in 1992. These include increased global awareness of the harmfulness of tobacco and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The WHO FCTC represents the most momentous milestone; it was the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the WHO and entered i...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is a unique global health instrument, since it is in the health field the only instrument that is international law. After the 10 years of its existence an Independent Expert Group assessed the impact of the FCTC using all available data and visiting a number of countries interviewing different stakeholders. It i...