Tobacco and Poverty: a Vicious Circle. Activities celebrated around the world. Follow-up actions and objectives
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1 World wide activities and outcomes Dr Vera da Costa e Silva Director, Tobacco Free Initiative WHO
2 Tobacco and Poverty: a Vicious Circle Main launch in Brazil Activities celebrated around the world World wide press coverage Follow-up actions and objectives
3 Tobacco and Poverty: a Vicious Circle Campaign aimed at raising awareness of the inextricable link between tobacco and poverty and the economic costs of tobacco: It is the poor who smoke the most Tobacco use augments risk of disease and death Tobacco farming exacerbates poverty Economic impact at household and country level Other risks and negative effects linked to tobacco
4 World No Tobacco Day Awards Two Special Director-General's Awards to AMOSAPU (Associação Moçambicana de Saúde Pública) - Mozambique Mr. Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Health and Children, Ireland for their leadership in Global Tobacco Control 2004, and in recognition of outstanding contribution to tobacco control
5 World No Tobacco Day Awards Another 32 World No Tobacco Day awards were offered to people and organizations from around the world, nominated by all 6 WHO regions. They received a certificate of appreciation in recognition of outstanding contribution to tobacco and especially to work relevant to tobacco and poverty during the year.
6 Main Launch: Brasília 31 May (Day 1) Forum: Tobacco and poverty Opening by Minister of Health Humberto Costa Presentation of WNTD campaigns in Brazil Presentation of a commemorative stamp of the WHO FCTC Presentation of study results by INCA in smoking prevalence in Brazil by income and scholarity WNTD Awards ceremony (AMOSAPU and Projeto Esperança) Press conference Workshops by NGOs on tobacco and poverty document
7 Main Launch: Brasília 1 June (Day 2) Solemn Session at the Congress Presentation of the tobacco and poverty document Presentation of a film about tobacco farmers in Brazil Declarations from all parliamentarian parties in favour of the WHO FCTC's ratification by Brazil The project to ratify the WHO FCTC in the Parliament Exhibit of the new tobacco campaign at the Congress
8 Activities around the world Hundreds of other activities world wide. Organized by region on
9 Activities around the world: AFRO Activities around the region Special DG's award during Brazil ceremony Four other WNTD awards Activities on every country: press conferences, trainings, exhibits, round tables, etc Ex: Media roundtable on Tobacco and Poverty (Nigeria) and awareness day for students and teachers (Algeria)
10 Activities around the world: EMRO Four WNTD awards were presented Adaptation of materials for regional campaign Press conference at regional level Activities at country level
11 Activities around the world: EURO Five WNTD awards were presented Activities at country level Special DG's award was offered to Minister of Health and Children (Ireland) during a conference in Limerick. Ireland's ratification of the WHO FCTC was given the go ahead, and the instrument of formal confirmation of the EC was signed.
12 Activities around the world: SEARO Conference at regional level, plus five WNTD awards Activities in all the countries of the region Popular World No Tobacco Day Rallies & Street Shows Demonstrations, education campaigns, drawing competitions Press conference, SEARO Region
13 Activities around the world: WPRO Conference at regional level, plus six WNTD awards WNTD week in Hanoi Two weeks exhibit in Japan with previous WNTD themes and materials Exhibit at the Kobe Centre, Japan: 'Think globally, act locally'
14 Press coverage Coordinated media events achieved world wide coverage Coverage on all media, including international news agencies, TV, radio, written press and web.
15 Follow-up actions and next steps Tobacco on other organization's agendas The Commission on Macroeconomics and Health recognized tobacco is a major risk on the burden of disease The EC held a round table on Tobacco Control (TC) and Development Policy Series on Poverty and Health by the OECD and WHO admitted a strong link between tobacco and poverty UN Secretary General's report to ECOSOC on the UN Task Force on TC links tobacco to poverty and the MDGs
16 Next steps Continue adding tobacco to governmental and intergovernmental development agendas Pannel discussion on the XI UNCTAD Quadrennial Conference in São Paulo (June 2004) Tobacco and poverty: an issue in the LAC meeting (Brazil, October 2004) UNDP to consider including tobacco and poverty in their agenda
17 Next steps Preparations for WNTD 2005 Theme: Tobacco and Health Professionals Follow-up from a meeting on the same topic convened by WHO in January 2004
18 Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva Director Tobacco Free Initiative World Health Organization tfi@who.int
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