Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Opinion: Tobacco Taxes Too Effective to Overlook in Financing for Development

By Katie Dain
Governments are in the midst of tough talks in New York over the text of the Addis Ababa Accord, which is scheduled to be adopted at the end of the Third Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) , to be held in Ethiopia in July.

OPINION: Fighting Killer Diseases Is Essential in the Post-2015 Agenda

By Laurent Huber
Undeniably, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) helped lift specific health concerns onto the global agenda.

Killer Smoke Blows Through Pacific Islands

By Catherine Wilson
Governments in the Western Pacific Islands, believed to be home to a third of the world’s smokers, have begun a long battle with the growing crisis of non-communicable diseases. Such diseases currently account for 75 percent of the region’s fatalities.


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