The Arab world is comprised of 22 countries with a combined population of∼ 360 million.
The region is still at the initial stages of the tobacco epidemic, where it is expected to witness …

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) account for almost 60% of global mortality, and
80% of deaths from NCD occur in low-and middle-income countries. One quarter of these …

Tobacco control civil society organisations mobilised to influence countries during the
negotiation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco …

O estudo analisa a política brasileira de controle do tabaco entre 1986 e 2016, buscando
caracterizar a trajetória da política e discutir os seus avanços, limites e desafios. Adotaram …

Abstract Background The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a World
Health Organization treaty, has now been ratified by over 165 countries. However there are …

The objective of this paper is to examine the implementation of Colombia's tobacco control
law. Methods involved are triangulated government legislation, news sources, and …

tobacco control; policy process; advocacy coalition framework; multiple streams approach;
tobacco act; ministry of health; dutch smoking or health foundation; self-regulation; policy …

Global policy attention to tobacco control has increased significantly since the 1990s and
culminated in the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health …

Two of the major influences of cigarette smoking behavior are tobacco industry marketing
and public health tobacco-control activities. These vie with each other to influence the …

Background Tobacco consumption contributes significantly to the global burden of disease.
The prevalence of smoking is estimated to be increasing in many low-income countries …