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This document is the eleventh in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries and is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association...
The tenth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008. The MPOWER technical package was...
This document is the eighth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence...
Over the past 20 years, the WHO Western Pacific Region has made significant progress in tobacco control, guided by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco...
This report reviews the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in the South-East Asia Region over the past two decades....
This document is the ninth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries and is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association...
Supporting tobacco users to quit is core demand-reduction measure of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and a key component of...
Young people across the world are urging governments to shield them from predatory tobacco marketing tactics. The industry targets youth for a lifetime...
E-cigarettes are the most common type of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems (ENNDS). They heat a...
WHO has long recommended marketing restrictions in the contexts of tobacco and nicotine products, alcoholic beverages, foods and beverages with respect...
This document is the tenth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries and is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association...
Tobacco has negative implications for the environment, the economy and the health of both smokers and non-smokers. All people have a fundamental right...
Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key indicator for measuring countries’ efforts to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...
This document is the seventh in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence...
This report of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation provides the Director-General with scientifically sound, evidence-based recommendations...
The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, marks 15 years since...
The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008, and marks 15 years since...
The policy brief summarizes the eighth report of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation, entitled WHO study group on tobacco product regulation:...
The world is confronted with a global food crisis fuelled by conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, tobacco is grown in over 124...
Information regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Article 5.3 Guidelines across the Pacific island countries is limited and has yet...
This document is the sixth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence...
World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia. (2022). Healthier populations and noncommunicable diseases: biennium report (2020–2021)....
Plain (or standardized) packaging is defined as “measures to restrict or prohibit the use of logos, colours, brand images or promotional information...
Tobacco use is a well-documented threat to global health, and in the area of tobacco control, extensive work has been done to communicate the health risks...
In 2011, the Australian Government introduced plain packaging as part of a comprehensive suite of new and existing tobacco-control measures. The plain...
This report provides an overview of the deliberations and findings of the face-to-face meeting on cigarette ventilation to gain an overview of the latest...
Since publication of the first WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic in 2008, the steady progress made by countries on tobacco control has...
Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are a re-emerging class of tobacco products that present regulatory challenges in many countries. One of such challenges...
The eighth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, for the first time,...
Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key indicator for measuring countries’ efforts to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...
The Global Investment Case for Tobacco Cessation outlines the health and economic benefits from investing in evidence-based interventions to support...
This document outlines the methodology used in analyzing the return on investment of selected tobacco cessation interventions, as detailed in the report It’s...
Novel and emerging tobacco products have presented a number of challenges for regulators, including the risk that regulation may lead to litigation. The...
This report of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation provides the Director-General with scientifically sound, evidence-based recommendations...
Novel and emerging nicotine and tobacco products have presented a number of challenges for regulators in recent years, including the risk that regulation...
The importance of laboratory testing of tobacco products is reflected in the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)....
This document is the fourth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document was prepared with the objective to summarize the association between...
Tobacco is deadly in any form. Smoked tobacco products, including waterpipes, contain over 7000 chemicals, including at least 250 chemicals known to be...
This document is the third in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on...
The lack of information on tobacco growing and tobacco trade has often been a concern for policy makers looking to advance tobacco control policies in...
Worldwide, tobacco use plays a major role in the escalating non-communicable disease burden. But with targeted measures and funding, tobacco controls...
This special issue applies this lens, bringing an equity focus to tobacco control measures, with particular attention paid to vulnerable groups (e.g.,...