Palau WHO FCTC Needs Assessment

Palau ratified the WHO FCTC on 12 February 2004 and was among the first 40 countries to do so. The Convention entered into force for Palau on 27 February 2005. A needs assessment exercise concerning implementation of the WHO FCTC was conducted jointly by the Government of Palau and the Convention Secretariat from August to November 2011, including the mission of an international team comprised of representatives of the Convention Secretariat and the WHO South Pacific Office to Palau on 5–7 October 2011. The assessment involved relevant ministries and agencies of Palau, the Chairpersons of the Education & Health Committees of the Senate and the House of Delegates, and other key stakeholders including civil society.