Tobacco taxation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
© World Health Organization 2010
This fact sheet examines tobacco taxation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. It discusses: how higher taxes on tobacco products provide significant financial and health benefits; the various types of taxation regimes; the importance of adopting appropriate taxation policies; tobacco industry arguments against higher taxation; and best practices around the world in reviewing tobacco taxation policies and how to move forward at regional level.
Fact sheets on Women and tobacco use
© World Health Organization 2010
This package, developed for the World No Tobacco Day 2010 campaign, discusses: the growing problem of tobacco use by women and girls; the impact of second-hand smoke on women and children; women’s reproductive health and tobacco use; women, waterpipes and smokeless tobacco; the effect of men’s tobacco use on women; and tobacco marketing to women.
Egypt Global Adult Tobacco Survey: Key findings
© World Health Organization 2010
This package highlights all the important findings of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) in Egypt. It comprises information on: the actual survey; tobacco use in Egypt; men and tobacco use; women and tobacco use; shisha use; smokeless tobacco; exposure to second-hand smoke; and cessation, public knowledge and the media. GATS was implemented in the Eastern Mediterranean Region for the first time in Egypt and is a component of the Global Tobacco Surveillance System.
