WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: development of an evidence based global public health treaty

Kenji Shibuya, Christina Czart Ciecierski, Godefroy Emmanuel Guindon, Douglas William Bettcher, DAVID B. EVANS, Christopher J L Murray

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Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Smoking Behavior and Cessation Public Health Policies and Education

Abstract

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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