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Non-price measures to reduce the demand for tobacco The WHO- Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) recognizes the need for governments to adopt a comprehensive set of non-price measures/policies to reduce the demand for tobacco products. These include the...

Elimination of Illicit Trade in tobacco products  The elimination of all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products, including smuggling, illicit manufacturing and counterfeiting, is one of the most important measures to reduce the supply of tobacco products.  Illicit...

Tax Taxation is the single most effective and cost-efficient intervention to reduce tobacco consumption, especially amongst younger generations and low income groups. The World Health Organization) in its Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) Article 6...

  WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) addresses the issue of protecting tobacco control policies from interference by the Tobacco Industry (TI). The treaty emphasizes the need to be alert to any effort by the tobacco industry to undermine or subvert...

What is the Data to Action Toolkit   The Data to Action Toolkit for Africa is a guide for governments and other tobacco control stakeholders to systematically use existing data and information to drive tobacco control  policy and programmes. The kit aims at:...

Tobacco Economics Tobacco Economics concerns the growing, processing, manufacturing, and marketing of tobacco products. It concerns, also, the impact of this industry on people’s livelihoods and government revenue versushealth, environmental and social costs of...

The governments in Africa recognizing that tobacco use is a growing epidemic strongly supported the adoption of the global treaty, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC). However, the effective implementation and domestication of the treaty has...

SUPPLY REDUCTION MEASURES OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS There are two sides to the sustainment of tobacco use: demand and supply of tobacco products. The supply side includes the availability, ease of accessibility and affordability of tobacco products. The global...

Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco Increased taxes on tobacco products leading to increased prices is the most cost effective measure to reduce consumption of tobacco especially among youth.   Article 6 of the WHO- Framework Convention on Tobacco...