Influence of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control on tobacco legislation and policies in sub-Saharan Africa
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2018-08
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BMC Public Health / Springer Nature
Abstract
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, enforced in 2005, was a watershed international treaty that stipulated requirements for signatories to govern the production, sale, distribution, advertisement, and taxation of tobacco to reduce its impact on health. This paper describes the timelines, context, key actors, and strategies in the development and implementation of the treaty and describes how six sub-Saharan countries responded to its call for action on tobacco control.
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The Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Policies in Africa study was funded by the International Development Research Centre (grant # 107209–001) through the Africa Population Health Research Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Publication charges were paid by the International Development Research Centre.
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Keywords
TOBACCO CONTROL, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), POLICY, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, CAMEROON, KENYA, NIGERIA, MALAWI, SOUTH AFRICA, TOGO