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Dr. Geoffrey Fong discusses the limited success of tobacco control policies in China and the Netherlands in a forthcoming issue of International Innovation. The article discusses the powerful influence of the tobacco industry which has led to weak policies in both countries.
Dr. Fong notes that "across the ITC countries, there is a strong relationship between the strength of the tobacco industry and the weakness of tobacco control. That's why the FCTC requirement that the tobacco industry must not be involved in tobacco control policies is so important."
International Innovation is the leading global dissemination resource for the wider scientific, technology and research communities, dedicated to disseminating the latest science, research…
A letter in The Lancet titled "Can the Dutch Government really be abandoning smokers to their fate?" provides commentary on the deplorable situation in The Netherlands. The Health Minister, Edith Schippers, is destroying the infrastructure for tobacco control as she also weakens the already-weak smoke-free laws, eliminates mass media, and is attempting to stop govt reimbursement for stop smoking medication.
The Health Minister claims that she is doing this because well-informed people can make their own decisions (except that ITC findings (see chart) show that the Dutch are the least well-informed and least concerned about the harms of their smoking on others) and that she is supporting free choice (except that cutting support for meds reduces choices).
Link to The Lancet letter published online December 9, 2011.
According to Dr. Geoffrey Fong, the most difficult aspect of knowledge translation (KT) is just convincing people to pay attention to research findings. But since he started the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC), Dr. Fong hasn't just captured policy makers' attention – his evaluation findings have been helping set the global agenda on tobacco regulation.
Please download a pdf of the CIHR announcement at the bottom of this page.
Dr. Geoffrey Fong and Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Government of Canada
© CIHR - Robert Faubert 2011
Dr. Fong and his team have rigorously evaluated the impact of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first-ever health treaty, which has been ratified by 174 countries. Dr. Fong created the ITC Project before the FCTC was founded in 2003, realizing that the treaty provided a…
A Dutch documentary entitled “Minister of Tobacco” describes the strong links between the Dutch Minister of Health, Edith Schippers, and the tobacco industry, in apparent violation of Article 5.3 of the FCTC.
The documentary reveals evidence in emails and letters that Ministry of Health officials have had frequent contact with the tobacco lobby.
Please download the English translation of the documentary (PDF) below.
Since Edith Schippers became Health Minister in October 2010 a number of tobacco control initiatives have been weakened or cancelled, including the reversal of the smoke-free law in small bars, funding cuts for media campaigns, and the cancellation of reimbursement for stop-smoking…
Waterpipe or hookah smoking is a popular phenomenon not only in Middle Eastern and South Asian countries, but also among young people in the U.S. Hookah practices have seen a major resurgence in recent years after introduction of the sweet and flavorful “shisha” that is smoked through the waterpipe. There is relatively little research in the scientific literature addressing waterpipe usage and health effects.
Dr. Mark Travers, from Roswell Park Cancer Institute is currently conducting experiments testing the emissions from hookahs and comparing this to other smoked tobacco products like cigarettes.
Mark Travers PhD: Tobacco Smoke and Hookah Lab from RPCI Health Behavior-Paul Hage on Vimeo.
For more information please visit the Roswell Park Cancer Insititute website.
Secondhand smoke poses a serious and immediate threat to your health. Enforcing strong smoking bans protects hearts. "Warning: Secondhand Smoke is Hazardous to your heart" focuses on the link between tobacco and heart disease in global communities.
Warning: Secondhand Smoke is Hazardous to Your Heart- English from RPCI Health Behavior-Paul Hage on Vimeo.
Made by the Global Smokefree Partnership.
Visit the Roswell Park Cancer Institute / ITC website for more information.
Australia's Health Minister Nicola Roxon introduced legislation that would bring in the world's
toughest labeling restrictions for cigarette packages on July 6, 2011.
The colourful boxes and brand logos are to be replaced with a uniform moss green packaging, deliberately bland lettering and graphic pictures illustrating the dangers of smoking. And the tobacco industry has vowed to fight it, creating a lot of buzz. Read more by following this link:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-06/roxon-introduces-plain-packaging-bill/2784492
Listen to an interview:
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2011/07/07/cigarette-packaging-ban/
Please download the academic…
The ITC Mauritius Wave 2 National report was launched by Mrs. S. Hanoomanjee, Mauritius Minister of Health and Quality of Life, on May 30, 2011. The report was launched in conjunction with the National level ‘World No Tobacco Day’.
Mr. P. Burhoo presenting ITC Mauritius Wave 2 Survey results
at the Mauritius National Report Dissemination Workshop, May 31, 2011
Mrs. S. Hanoomanjee, Mauritius Minister of Health and Quality of Life,
reviews the ITC Mauritius Wave 2 Report with Mr. D. Mohee, WHO Mauritius
& Mr P. Jhugroo, Supervising Officer at the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life
The ITC Mauritius National Report reports on the findings of Wave 2 of the ITC Mauritius Survey, which was conducted between August…
The Dutch government failed to explain the reason for introducing a smoking ban in 2008. This lack of explanation partially contributed to the frequency of ban violations according to an article recently published in the scientific journal Social Science & Medicine.
Dr. Geoff Fong, ITC Project and Lies Van Gennip, Director - STIVORO
In countries like Ireland and France this was clearly communicated in campaigns before the ban was enforced.The article was based on findings by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project) which revealed that six months after the introduction of the smoking ban in the hospitality sector, 3% of smokers in Ireland and France, 34% of smokers in the Netherlands and 44% of smokers in Germany still…
June 1, 2011
ITC Bangladesh evidence presented to urge government to increase tobacco tax
By Katy McEwen
A week after the Bangladesh Dissemination Workshop in Dhaka, Nigar Nargis was invited to be the keynote speaker at a roundtable discussion called “Tobacco—Is There a Way Out?”. She cited data from Waves 1 and 2 of the ITC Bangladesh Surveys to foster discussion on the need to increase tobacco taxes in Bangladesh as a way of reducing tobacco consumption
The discussion was organized by The Daily Star, a national English language newspaper. Nigar was also invited to another roundtable discussion on tobacco taxation organized by a popular Bangla daily newspaper, Prothom Alo.
Nigar is quoted in the newspaper article:
"Thus there is no point of controversy regarding increase in tobacco taxes. The
success of taxation policy in tobacco control, however, depends not only on the
behavior of smokers that has been widely studied. It depends to a…
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