Friday, November 28, 2008

WHO "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control," the third meeting of the Parties to the closing

few days ago in Durban, South Africa, the World Health Organization concluded, "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control," the third Conference of the Parties meeting was informed that after from the "convention" of 130 Parties, as well as representatives of the State Parties and other observers were more than 600 On behalf of the discussion, unanimously adopted a "convention" to curb the tobacco epidemic on the implementation of the three criteria to enable countries to develop public health policies from tobacco industry interference ; in the use of tobacco packaging picture Alert health, so that the whole community, including People with low levels of literacy can easily understand the dangers of tobacco ; a total ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, in order to effectively curb the expansion of the global tobacco hazards.

This meeting also discussed the fight against the illicit tobacco trade protocol ( "the Convention" ), for 2010 through the second half of the Protocol to the next step paving the way for negotiations. Illegal tobacco trade, including smuggling and counterfeiting, not only undermine the public health, but also Governments created each year to 400-500 million U.S. dollars of economic losses.

This meeting also discussed the relationship between tobacco and poverty, and other important issues, and set up a working group to explore and recommend sustainable economic alternatives to tobacco cultivation of policy options. Governments also set up a working group to develop expertise on tobacco dependence and smoking cessation guidelines for the implementation. Finally, the Third Conference of the Parties to the development of the next budget and work plan and discussed how to set up to help developing countries succeeded in treaty obligations and commitments into concrete actions to assist the financial resources and mechanisms.

This meeting is the global tobacco hazards further held against the background of. In the Nov. 17 opening ceremony, WHO held outside the "death clock" opening ceremony. The 6 seconds of each beat about the digital electronic clock showed that since October 25, 1999 to start the "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" consultations, there are more than 4,000 people have died due to smoking and lung cancer, heart disease and other diseases.

As the Conference of the Parties to be held in Africa for the first time, this landmark meeting. The tobacco epidemic on the African continent for the most vulnerable groups, have experienced explosive growth in much of Africa to rely on such cash crops of tobacco, but tobacco cultivation and the local people did not give sufficient revenue to support the family. As a result, the conference received strong support from African countries, and has made groundbreaking achievements in meeting the South African elections the Ministry of Health Thami Mseleku Director-General, Mr. President of the Conference.

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