Engaging doctors in tobacco control
© World Health Organization 2006
The Tobacco control strategy planning series developed by the American Cancer Society and the International Union Against Cancer, and adapted into Arabic by the World Health Organization also includes two companion guides. The second guide, Engaging doctors in tobacco control, responds to the concern of tobacco control advocates that far too few doctors – who should be among the leaders of every tobacco control movement – are actively engaged in tobacco control.
Status of the illicit tobacco trade in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
© World Health Organization 2010
This fact sheet discusses: the types of illicit tobacco trade; the global size of the problem; its impact on public health; illicit tobacco trade estimates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region; industry complicity in smuggling; and key interventions to curb illicit trade in tobacco.
WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: A response to the global epidemic
© World Health Organization 2010
This fact sheet gives an overview of WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and discusses the: progress of Member States in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in adopting national legislation; impact of partnerships at regional level in strengthening tobacco control; role of the Conference of Parties in promoting and reviewing the implementation of the Convention; and challenges still facing the Region for successful implementation of the Convention.
