External Resources
The FCTC working group of the NCD Alliance has released it's briefing paper entitled "NCDs, Tobacco Control and the FCTC." The paper pulls from arguments published earlier this year by the Lancet and the Center for Strategic and International Studies to present evidence supporting the urgent need for tobacco control to play a central role in the fight against NCDs. The briefing states commitments that are needed at the global and national level while also putting forward clear steps for future progress.
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download the briefing in Russian>WHO REPORT on the global Tobacco epidemic, 2011
WHO Urges more countries to require large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging - 7 July 2011 | Geneva | Montevideo, Uruguay - More than 1 billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on packages of tobacco, nearly double the number of two years ago, when only about 547 million people were covered in 16 countries, the World Health
Organization (WHO) reports today in its third periodic report on the global tobacco epidemic. Read the full press release >
Global Dialogue for Effective Stop Smoking Campaigns
An International Guide for Planning and Implementing Stop Smoking Campaigns
This toolkit is an important resource for people who plan, develop and implement campaigns to reduce tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke. It combines guidance on the process of campaign development with practical “lessons learned,” samples and tools from around the world to help campaign planners create evidence-based, effective campaigns.
Updated guidelines of the FCTC
Warning: Secondhand Smoke is Hazardous to your Heart
15'000 people die from tobacco every day
You can help save millions by taking action. Find out about the 15 000 a day campaign >
