WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

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Recently, the World Health Organization celebrated the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).

About WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

• It is the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization
• It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and entered into force on 27 February 2005.
• There are currently 181 Parties to the Convention.
• It was developed by countries in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic.
• It aims to tackle some of the causes of that epidemic, including complex factors with cross -border effects, such as trade liberalization and direct foreign investment, tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship beyond national borders, and illicit trade in tobacco products.
• Govt. of India ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2004.
• It provides for various measures to reduce the demand as well as supply of tobacco.
• It asserts the importance of strategies to reduce both demand and supply, and provides a framework for tobacco control measures to be implemented at the national, regional and international levels. This includes actions to:
  • Protect public health policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry.
  • Adopt price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco.
  • Protect people from exposure to tobacco smoke
  • Regulate the contents of tobacco products
  • Regulate tobacco product disclosures
  • Regulate the packaging and labelling of tobacco products

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control FAQs

Q1. What is the purpose of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control?

Ans. The objective of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke.

Q2. What is the purpose of the World Health Organization?

Ans. The WHO's purpose is to achieve the highest possible level of health for all the world's people,

Source: NU