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Analysis of tobacco control policies in Nigeria : historical development and application of multi-sectoral action

Oladepo, Oladimeji; Oluwasanu, Mojisola; Abiona, Opeyemi (BMC Public Health / Springer Nature, 2018-08)

Tobacco use is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases and policy formulation on tobacco is expected to engrain international guidelines. This paper describes the historical development of tobacco control policies ...
Association of tobacco control policies with youth smoking onset in Chile

Guindon, G. Emmanuel; Paraje, Guillermo R.; Chaloupka, Frank J. (JAMA Pediatrics, 2019-02-10)

South American countries, and Chile in particular, endure some of the highest cigarette smoking prevalence rates globally. Despite the lack of any meaningful increases in cigarette taxes (the most effective tobacco control ...
Burden of disease in Argentina attributable to tobacco use and potential impact of price increases through taxation

Alcaraz, Andrea; Caporale, Joaquin; Bardach, Ariel; Augustovski, Federico; Pichon-Riviere, Andres (Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., 2016)

The study evaluates the burden of disease associated with tobacco use in Argentina and predicts the health and economic impact of cigarette tax increases. The burden of disease model was developed as part of a collaboration ...
Burden of smoking-related diseases in Brazil : mortality, morbidity and costs

Pinto, Marcia Teixeira; Pichon-Riviere, Andres; Bardach, Ariel (SciELO, 2015-06)

The study aims to estimate the burden of tobacco for Brazil in 2011 in terms of mortality, morbidity and direct cost to the health system in order to guide decision making and strengthen public health policy. Findings show ...
Clinical preventive services in Guatemala : a cross-sectional survey of internal medicine physicians

Corral, Juan; Arnold, Lauren; Argueta, Erwin; Ganju, Akshay; Barnoya, Joaquín (PLOS, 2012-10)

Guatemalan internal medicine physicians’ knowledge on preventive services for non-communicable diseases is limited, and prioritization does not reflect cost-effectiveness. Recommendations include that preventive medicine ...
Economic impact of smoking on health systems in Latin America : a study of seven countries and its extrapolation to the regional level

Pichon-Riviere, Andres; Bardach, Ariel; Augustovski, Federico; Alcaraz, Andrea; Reynales-Shigematsu, Luz Myriam; Pinto, Marcia Teixeira (Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., 2016)

Smoking is responsible for a significant proportion of health spending in Latin America, and tax revenues from cigarette sales are far from covering smoking-attributable health care costs. Countries of the region should ...
Effect of excise tax increases on cigarette prices in South Africa

Linegar, Daniel J; van Walbeek, Corne (2017-03-24)

The effectiveness of excise tax as a tool for reducing tobacco consumption depends largely on how the tax increases impact retail prices. The study estimates this price relationship in South Africa (2001–2015). The magnitude ...
Effect of tobacco control measures during a period of rising cardiovascular disease risk in India : a mathematical model of myocardial infarction and stroke

Basu, Sanjay; Glantz, Stanton; Bitton, Asaf; Millett, Christopher (PLOS, 2013-07)

Smoke-free laws and substantially increased tobacco taxation appear to be markedly potent population measures to avert future cardiovascular deaths in India. Despite the rise in co-morbid cardiovascular disease risk factors ...
Expanding fiscal policies for global and national tobacco control : final technical report

Syam, Nirmalya; Velasquez, German (South Centre, Geneva, CH, 2013-12)

There is interest in innovative means to charge tobacco companies for the unusual burdens it causes both society and governments. The study points out funding gaps at both country and global levels and the common challenge ...
Facilitators and barriers in the formulation and implementation of tobacco control policies in Kenya : a qualitative study

Mohamed, Shukri F.; Juma, Pamela; Asiki, Gershim; Kyobutungi, Catherine (BMC Public Health / Springer Nature, 2018-08)

In this paper we use a case study design, an approach that facilitates an inquiry of a phenomenon over a period of time using a variety of data sources in order to identify qualities that are true [14]. Document reviews ...
Financial implications of emerging challenges for the implementation of the FCTC - Governance of Tobacco in the 21stCentury, Harvard University, 26-27 February 2013

Velásquez, Germán (South Centre, Geneva, CH, 2013-02)

More than 3,000 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have been signed worldwide granting legal protection to foreign investors. Thus, are tribunals under BITs or the dispute settlement body of World Trade Organization the ...
Financial mechanisms and mechanisms of assistance

Unknown author (2013)

Global tobacco control is underfunded compared with other leading causes of death. Cost effective interventions in tobacco control have to take into account impact costs, including alternative livelihoods for tobacco growers ...
Financial resources for implementation of tobacco control measures : potential of innovative financing

Munoz, Viviana; Sy, Deborah K.; Syam, Nirmalya; Velasquez, German; Yu, Vicente (South Centre, Geneva, CH, 2013-12)

Mobilization of financial resources for implementation of the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) is at the core of measures necessary for implementation of the FCTC. This research analyzes funding gaps at ...
Financing mechanisms for treaty implementation : draft working document

South Centre (South Centre, Geneva, CH, 2013)

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) involves supporting implementation of the treaty at both the country and global level. However, there is a growing funding gap for support of strategies for financing treaty ...
Illicit trade in tobacco products in ECOWAS countries

DIAGNE, Abdoulaye; KPEGLI, Yao Thibaut; MANE, Papa Yona (2018)

A study by the Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research estimates the illicit trade in tobacco on average as 18% of the total market in the fifteen Economic ...
Increasing funding for FCTC implementation : a review of innovative financing mechanisms

South Centre (South Centre, 2012-10)

The purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion relating to the potentials of financing for the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) implementation at both local and international levels. This review includes ...
Innovative financing : potential for FCTC implementation

South Centre (South Centre, Geneva, CH, 2013-02)

Only very slow progress is being made in other Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) interventions, such as alternative livelihoods for tobacco farmers, product regulation, education and curbing illicit trade in ...
Innovative financing for development : opportunities for tobacco control

South Centre (South Centre, Geneva, CH, 2013-10)

Some innovative financing mechanisms are at the proposal stage with many countries participating in the debate. One of the most active groups in this form of discussion is the Leading Group—a group of 64 nations, 18 ...
Project inception workshop communique : fostering effective tobacco control policy implementation in Nigeria

Drusilla, David; Precious, C. Akanonu (2019-09)

With lower tobacco control policies, Nigeria has become a hub for tobacco production in West Africa. The workshop, hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) facilitated discussions by experts ...
Public finances and tobacco taxation with product variety : theory and application to Senegal and Nigeria

Azomahou, Théophile T.; Baldé, Racky; Diagne, Abdoulaye; Mané, Pape Yona; Kaba, Ibrahima Sory (PLOS ONE, 2019-02-14)

Results of the study show that excise tax development does not have the same implications for the two countries. The price elasticity of tobacco demand is very high in Senegal, in contrast to Nigeria. Increasing tobacco ...

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