Letter from the President and 2020 Podcast Recap Episode:
Derek Yach writes about the Foundation’s unique and impactful year, reviews the top conversations he hosted on his podcast and looks to the future with a new appreciation. Read more
Perspectives Regarding the Report on the Tenth Meeting of the WHO Group on Tobacco Regulation:
In response to the WHO's recent report on the Tenth Meeting of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation, FSFW developed an analysis with support from experts in the field of tobacco cessation and harm reduction and shared with stakeholders. Read more
COP9 2021:
Explore content that investigates the progress towards the goals outlined in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Including news, multimedia, and a special issue of Drugs and Alcohol Today. Read more
Complements ongoing tobacco control efforts to accelerate quitting and switching to tobacco harm reduction products while understanding the individual smoker
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Aims to diversify tobacco-dependent economies, ensuring that smallholder farmers impacted by the declining demand for tobacco are supported to find sustainable alternative livelihoods
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Focuses on delivering change across the entire global tobacco industry and nicotine ecosystem
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Smoking is the world’s leading cause of preventable death
There are 8 million smoking-related deaths annually, killing more people than hiv/aids, malaria & tuberculosis combined.2
1. World Health Organization Tobacco Fact Sheet, 2020
2. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2019
3. Banks E, et al. Tobacco smoking and cause mortality in a large Australian Cohort study: findings from a mature epidemic with current low smoking prevalence. BMC MED, 2015