The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: 10 Years of Implementation in the African Region - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: 10 Years of Implementation in the African Region write by World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa. Tobacco Control Programme. This book was released on 2015. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: 10 Years of Implementation in the African Region available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "On 27 February 2005, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) entered into force and became legally binding for the contracting countries, referred to as the Parties to the Convention. Five of the first 40 countries that ratified the Convention are in the African Region. As of 31 December 2014, 43 of the 47 countries in the African Region had ratified or acceded to the WHO FCTC (38 ratifications and five accessions). Parties to the WHO FCTC have the obligation to report periodically to the Conference of the Parties on their progress in implementing the Convention. Parties in the African Region are therefore obliged to submit reports to the Conference of the Parties within the reporting cycles. To date, 34 Parties have submitted at least one report on their progress in implementing the Convention. In 2005, the Fifty-fifth session of the Regional Committee for the African Region reviewed the first report on implementation of the WHO FCTC in the Region and endorsed the proposed actions. The Regional Committee recommended that Member States ratify the WHO FCTC, develop and implement comprehensive tobacco control legislation and adopt national plans of action in accordance with their obligations under the Convention. In 2013, the Sixty-third session of the Regional Committee for the African Region reviewed and endorsed the second report on implementation of the WHO FCTC in the Region. The Regional Committee recommended that countries accelerate implementation of the Convention by prioritizing enforcement of existing laws, allocating adequate resources proportionate to the burden of tobacco and intensifying South-South collaboration. This 10-year report highlights the achievements made in the African Region in implementing the WHO FCTC during the period February 2005 to December 2014."--Page 1
International Human Rights Law and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
International Human Rights Law and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook International Human Rights Law and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control write by Ebenezer Durojaye. This book was released on 2022-09-05. International Human Rights Law and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book reviews the challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the regional and national levels in Africa. It contains an analysis of the relevant norms and monitoring mechanisms at the regional level, and case studies from selected African and other developing countries. The WHO has noted that tobacco use or exposure to tobacco is a major health risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This volume highlights the importance of taking measures to control tobacco use in Africa with a view to preventing these risks. With contributions from experts from the Global South, the book provides a critical analysis of the role that human rights can play in mitigating the impact of tobacco use and NCDs, and the implementation of the FCTC. The book contains a systematic and in-depth analysis of how efforts to realise the right to health under international and regional law can help to address the incidence of tobacco use in the developing world. The collection will be an important resource for academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of public health law and international human rights.
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013 write by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The continued success in global tobacco control is detailed in this year’s WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013. The fourth in the series, this year’s report presents the status of the MPOWER measures, with country-specific data updated and aggregated through 2012. In addition, the report provides a special focus on legislation to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) in WHO Member States and an in-depth analyses of TAPS bans were performed, allowing for a more detailed understanding of progress and future challenges in this area."--Website summary.
Perspective Chapter
Perspective Chapter - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Perspective Chapter write by Aishat Alaran. This book was released on 2020. Perspective Chapter available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. According to the World Health Organization, more than 80% of the world,Äôs current smokers live in low- and middle- income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the increase in tobacco smoking is facilitated by the fast-growing population, increase in purchasing power of the consumers and massive efforts by the tobacco industry to expand their reach in this region. Until the World Health Organization,Äôs Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), many countries in SSA had weak or non-existent tobacco control policies, about 44 countries in the region are currently signatories to the treaty. Despite being signatories to the FCTC, many sub-Saharan African countries have not been able to implement and/or enforce comprehensive tobacco control policies. This chapter is intended to share the challenges facing existing public health advocacy and interventions against tobacco smoking in SSA countries and to make recommendations necessary to control tobacco smoking in the SSA countries.
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011 write by . This book was released on 2010. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The report examines in detail the two primary strategies to provide health warnings: labels on tobacco product packaging and anti-tobacco mass media campaigns. It provides a comprehensive overview of the evidence base for warning people about the harms of tobacco use as well as country-specific information on the status of these measures.
