Philippines WHO FCTC Needs Assessment

Overview

The Philippines ratified the WHO FCTC on 6 June 2005. The Convention entered into force in the Philippines on 4 September 2005. A needs assessment exercise for implementation of the WHO FCTC was conducted jointly by the Government of the Philippines and the Convention Secretariat from 7-11 May 2018. The exercise included an initial analysis of the status, challenges and potential needs deriving from the country’s most recent implementation report and other sources of information. An international team led by the Convention Secretariat which also included representatives of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (UNIATF), WHO Headquarters, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, and Office of the WHO Representative to the Philippines, conducted the mission in the Philippines from 7-11 May 2018. The assessment involved relevant government agencies, nongovernment organizations, and other development partners in the Philippines.