For over 100 years taxation has been a common method of revenue collection in New Zealand and the major policy instrument for reducing tobacco use since the comprehensive tobacco control programme began in 19851. Tobacco tax rates have been raised once or twice a year since that time2. A...

In England (as in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a whole) smoking prevalence in adults (aged 16 and over) has been falling in both men and women since the 1970s (1). During the 1990s, however, this decline levelled off, as the diagram below illustrates. Currently, in...

Jordan: Mass Media Campaign Combating Smoking Requires Serious Commitment and Not Just Words Introduction Tobacco use is a growing problem in Jordan, a developing country with a population of 5.3 million (1). Each year, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for about 42% of all deaths in...

Canada’s Tobacco Package Label or Warning System: “Telling the Truth†about Tobacco Product Risks. The Need for an Effective Package-Based Label System. The World Health Organization’s draft Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will be presented to the World...

Overview of tobacco control activities in Botswana The Government of Botswana has long recognized and accepted the need to sensitize its population to the harmful effects of tobacco. The Primary Health Care approach, adopted in the 1970s in Botswana after the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration emphasized...

A Report on Smoking Advertising and Promotion Bans in The Islamic Republic of IranIntroduction The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country of 1 648 000 square kilometres, with a population of some 70 000 000. Before the Islamic revolution in 1979, the country had a national State-owned tobacco...

The WHO European Country Profiles on Tobacco Control 2003 covers a wide spectrum of indicators on tobacco use and tobacco control policies in the WHO European Region. It reflects the changes that have occurred since the previous publication in 2001 and presents the current status of...

This recommendation is the sixth in a series of recommendations formulated by the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg).1 The purpose of this recommendation is to promulgate the principles that should guide the development of the laboratory capacity required to enable...

Introduction Brazil is the largest country in South America, with an area of 8 547 403.5 square kilometres and a population of 169 799 170 (IBGE, 2000). Its geopolitical structure com-prises 26 states and one Federal District, the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. Each state is divided into...

Directive 2001/37/EC of 5 June 2001 concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 18 July 2001. It was introduced in the national legislation of the 15 European Union (EU) Member States on 30 September...