Action on Smoking and Health
Tobacco Endgame Fact Sheets
Briefs & Fact Sheets
23 May 2024
Tobacco Endgame Guides, Talking Points, and Fact Sheets
Briefs & Fact Sheets
23 May 2024
Tobacco Endgame Guides, Talking Points, and Fact Sheets
Fact sheet
12 May 2024
Download various infographics demonstrating how quitting smoking can have tangible positive effects and other tobacco key facts.
Publication
07 May 2024
This report has been prepared to assist Parties to the Convention and others working on tobacco control and on the control and prevention of NCDs to create and capitalize on synergies between the implementation of the WHO FCTC and national NCD contro...
Publication
30 Apr 2024
This document provides an updated list of “best buys” and other recommended interventions to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It is based on Appendix 3 of the Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2...
Database
20 Apr 2024
Visit the FIP microsite on NCDs to access all FIP Programme on NCDs publications, event recordings and other resources and tools.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2024
Key facts Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, causing 3.23 million deaths in 2019. Nearly 90% of COPD deaths in those under 70 years of age occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMI...
04 Mar 2024
Assessment of breast cancer control capacities in the WHO African Region in 2022.
Guide
12 Feb 2024
ASH welcomes several groundbreaking decisions that will kick start global progress to accelerate the end of the tobacco epidemic:Human Rights Decision: encourages Parties to consider including WHO FCTC principles and implementation efforts when engag...
Publication
31 Jan 2024
The World Heart Federation policy brief, Nicotine and Cardiovascular Health: When Poison Is Addictive, highlights the latest scientific evidence on nicotine and cardiovascular disease. It explores the effects of nicotine on heart health and pres...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jan 2024
Even though the prevalence and absolute number of current tobacco users aged 15 years old or older has declined steadily in the 20 years since the adoption of the WHO FCTC, the journey is far from over. Over 8.7 million lives continue to be lost each...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
24 Nov 2023
As people have shifted to using digital media, marketers of unhealthy products like tobacco have followed. This report from Canary (previously TERM) uncovers the latest tobacco marketing tactics online, from advergaming to influencer promotions. It a...
Publication
14 Nov 2023
This document is the eighth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This...