WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: development of an evidence based global public health treaty
Рамочная конвенция ВОЗ по борьбе против табака: разработка основанного на доказательствах глобального договора в области общественного здравоохранения
2003-07-17
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Many health problems require international action, but getting governments to agree on strategies for prevention or treatment is difficult.By making use of scientific evidence on the effects of tobacco, the member states of WHO have negotiated their first global health treaty.If the treaty can be implemented effectively, it could act as a possible model for tackling other health issues Henri de Mondeville, surgeon, died 1325.Welborn MC.The long tradition: a study in fourteenth century medical deontology.
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International action is necessary to address many health problems, but governments face difficulties agreeing on prevention and treatment strategies.
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Scientific evidence documenting tobacco’s health effects supported negotiations among WHO member states.
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The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control became WHO’s first global health treaty.
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The treaty represents an evidence-based international strategy for addressing the global public health burden of tobacco.
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WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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The development and evidence-based negotiation of the first global public health treaty on tobacco control
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