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World Conference on Tobacco Or Health
Salaam Bombay Foundation along with partner organisations will host the 14th World Conference on Tobacco Or Health from March 8-12, 2009 in Mumbai, India. Focusing on stronger action against tobacco, the event aims to develop interest and awareness among local communities and advance initiatives on tobacco control.
The strong tobacco control initiatives in developed countries have increased the attractiveness of developing countries which have fewer restrictions for the transnational tobacco industry.
The World Conference on Tobacco Or Health (WCTOH) brings together the global tobacco control community once every three years.
Jointly hosted by Salaam Bombay Foundation, Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health and Action Council against Tobacco (India), this year’s conference to be held from March 8-12, 2009 in Mumbai, India will focus on the theme of multi-sectoral approach to tobacco control.
It will specifically consider the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which came into force in 2005 and currently has 161 parties.
Countries in Asia and Africa are the hardest hit, as historically local tobacco products have always prevailed in the markets and now transnational corporations, with sophisticated and aggressive marketing techniques and huge financial backing have exacerbated the problem.
The conference aims to advance tobacco control in many ways by generating interest and greater involvement of different stakeholders, advancing tobacco control policies and providing a global perspective on tobacco control issues.
Other topics for discussion will include:
- Health warnings on packages of tobacco
- Women and tobacco
- Tobacco's aggravation of the global tuberculosis epidemic
- Challenges in the enforcement of tobacco control laws
