Success Counteracting Tobacco Company Interference in Thailand: An Example of FCTC Implementation for Low- and Middle-income Countries

Success Counteracting Tobacco Company Interference in Thailand: An Example of FCTC Implementation for Low- and Middle-income Countries

Transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) interfere regularly in policymaking in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control provides mechanisms and guidance for dealing with TTC interference, but many countries still face ‘how to’ challenges of implementa...

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Main Authors: Stephen L. Hamann, Nicholas Kojetin, Nipapun Kungskulniti, Sunida Preechawong, Jeremiah Mock, Naowarut Charoenca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
tobacco control
transnational tobacco companies
tobacco industry interference
policymaking
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Article 5.3
World Health Organization
Thailand
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/4/1111/

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