World No Tobacco Day 2013
15 May 2013 - Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is the theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day, which takes place on 31 May 2013.
Governance of tobacco in the 21st century: strengthening national and international policy for global health and development
22 February 2013 -- The conference hosted by Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Global Tobacco Control and the Harvard Global Health Institute’s Forum on Global Governance for Health, with advice and support from the World Health Organization. This conference brought together representatives from governments, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, business, and academia.
Fighting the illicit trade in tobacco products
10 January 2013 -- The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, adopted by the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in November, was opened for signature by the Parties in a ceremony at WHO Headquarters. The new international treaty is aimed at combating illegal trade in tobacco products through control of the supply chain and international cooperation.
Manufacturer information will be stitched in every pack of cigarettes
23 November 2012 -- Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director of WHO's Tobacco free Initiative gave an interview to "Gazeta.ru". He spoke about an analogue of a Government Automated Information System (EGAIS) for cigarettes, to combat illicit trade in Kenya and the role of tobacco corporations in the development of tobacco control laws.
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The world's solution
176Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
See the list of PartiesNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
63%of all deaths are caused by NCDs, for which tobacco use is one of the greatest risk factors
WHO global status report on NCDsTobacco's toll
> 600 000 people die each year from exposure to second-hand smoke
Read the tobacco fact sheet
