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Fact sheets on Tobacco = Cancer: Why take the risk?
© World Health Organization 2009
This package highlights: the ill effects of tobacco on health and how its use is capable of damaging nearly every organ of the human body; the cancer health toll and tobacco use as a contributing risk factor; and the prevalence of tobacco use among adults and young people in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Smoke-free movies: From evidence to action
© World Health Organization 2011
This report underlines the fact that, in some countries, many of the youth-rated films that contain tobacco imagery are the recipients of significant government production subsidies. WHO calls for enforceable policies to restrict smoking in movies, including the end of public subsidies for the production of movies with smoking. The report reminds Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control that they are required to implement a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship according to Article 13 of the treaty.
Tobacco industry tactics and plans to undermine tobacco control efforts
© World Health Organization 2012
This document aims to expose the varied attempts used by tobacco companies to undermine the work of international organizations and governments in reducing the increase in tobacco use, an epidemic deadlier than history’s most destructive wars. Attention is not only being drawn to their attempts but also to the efforts and innovative initiatives being used to counter their tactics and pursue the goal of a healthy, smoke-free world.
