Guatemala WHO FCTC Needs Assessment

Overview

Guatemala ratified the WHO FCTC on 16 November 2005 and the Convention entered into force for Guatemala on 14 February 2006.   

A needs assessment exercise for implementation of the WHO FCTC was conducted jointly by the Government of Guatemala and the Convention Secretariat in May to June 2010, including the mission of an international team to Guatemala on 11-14 May 2010. 

The detailed assessment involved relevant ministries and agencies of the Government of Guatemala with support from the WHO's Tobacco-Free Initiative (WHO-TFI), PAHO/WHO and the PAHO/WHO Country Office in Guatemala.

This needs assessment report therefore presents an article-by-article analysis of the obligations that Guatemala has to the Convention; the progress the country has made in implementation; the gaps that may exist and the subsequent possible actions that can be taken to fill those gaps.