A few days back, Prime Minister Imran Khan declined an invitation for attending a webinar which was being held by an international tobacco company. His decision shows the government’s.
PM’s decision to withdraw from tobacco firm’s webinar lauded Dawn 10 hrs ago none@none.com (Kalbe Ali)
ISLAMABAD: Health advocates on Sunday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for withdrawing from a webinar that was being organised by an international tobacco company, terming it “the government’s commitment towards controlling tobacco use in the country”.
They said the prime minister’s attendance would have sent a wrong message to the international community as this was a violation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
Country representative of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Malik Imran said this was a positive development and showed the prime minister’s commitment towards controlling tobacco use in the country, especially among youth.
If a nation’s public health policy were creating healthier citizens, wouldn’t you expect intergovernmental health organizations to examine that policy, embrace it, perhaps see if it could be applied to
For tobacco control, two specified targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are highly relevant.
The first is strengthening the implementation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) while the second is reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 30 per cent.
Furthermore, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which aims to provide a global framework for financing SDGs, also highlights tax and price measures on tobacco as key mechanisms to reduce demand and save lives while increasing domestic resources for development.
Among the various tobacco control interventions, raising excise taxes has been identified as the most effective as well as the most cost-effective measure to reduce consumption.
Philip Morris, Customs Authority Sign Protocol to Confront Illicit Tobacco Trade Philip Morris, Customs Authority Sign Protocol to Confront Illicit Tobacco Trade
Chairman of the Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA) Sayed Kamal Negm signed on Tuesday a cooperation protocol between the Egyptian Customs Authority and tobacco giant Philip Morris.
The agreement aims to provide the company with technical assistance in relation to the illicit trade in tobacco products and exchange of data and information related to the illegal trade in tobacco products owned by the company and its subsidiaries.
According to the protocol, Philip Morris will organize training workshops for the authority’s employees in order to help them understand and identify issues related to combating illegal trade in tobacco products, as well as a training on international tax policy practices.