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.