Article 5.3 – Protecting Tobacco Control Policies from Tobacco Industry Interference
| Brazil, Guatemala, Kenya, Philippines | Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mauritania | -The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC); -The WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Triangular support; -SEATCA; -Convention Secretariat of the WHO FCTC; United Nations Development Program (UNDP). | Development of strategies to counter tobacco industry interference and implement good governance in tobacco control in the recipient countries. The Participants attended the Good Governance in Tobacco Control Meeting in Bangkok Nov 2017 and concluded the meeting with a resolution highlighting that: Article 5.3 of the Convention is a cornerstone for good governance and should be made part of national tobacco control legislations; efforts should be made to link implementation of Article 5.3 with existing transparency and anti-corruption regulations and codes of conducts; codes of conducts should be developed, strengthened and applied to all government sectors. |