National Tobacco Control Strategies
Toolkit for Parties to Implement Article 5.1 of the WHO FCTC
Overview
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WHO FCTC Secretariat (Convention Secretariat) have jointly developed this toolkit to provide Parties a roadmap for establishing multisectoral strategies, plans and programmes for tobacco control in line with WHO FCTC Article 5.1.
Informed by Party experiences, the toolkit focuses on developing a national tobacco control strategy (NTCS) – the blueprint for how a country will address the tobacco epidemic within a specified time-frame.
The toolkit is intended for governments, particularly ministries of health, national tobacco
control focal points and national coordinating mechanisms (NCMs) for tobacco control,
and ultimately all stakeholders involved in tobacco control planning. Parties should use
the guidance in conjunction with other available tools and guidance from the Convention
Secretariat, UNDP, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners.