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National Workshop on United Republic of Tanzania’s Roadmap for Accession to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
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Promoting gender-responsive tobacco control 🚭 and supporting women’s leadership 👩💼 are essential to building a healthier, tobacco-free future for all 🌍.
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21 years #FCTCSavesLives
Real impact
✔️ 24 million fewer young people smoking
✔️ 2 million more people quitting
✔️ Over a quarter of the world protected by smoke-free laws
Progress is real—but the work isn’t done
We still believe in a w🚭rld-free from the tobacco epidemic
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🌍 International meeting to advance tobacco control and sustainable development underway in Yerevan
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#FCTC2030 — a global initiative to strengthen tobacco control and accelerate progress toward sustainable development.
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📢 Call for Expressions of Interest – Working Groups under the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
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🌍 These working groups will contribute to strengthening global cooperation and advancing implementation of the Protocol
✨This #InternationalWomensDay2026 , we stand for Rights. Justice. Action. — protecting women and girls from the harms of tobacco and nicotine and advancing policies that put health first.
Together, we can build a healthier, tobacco-free future. 💜
#IWD2026 #RightsJusticeAction #FCTCSavesLives
📢@alliancehpsr.bsky.social opened a🆕Call for Proposals: “Realizing health taxes:co-producing knowledge & strategies to implement health taxes”
🗓Deadline26/03/26 23:59CET
Eligible countries:Cambodia,China,Kenya,Indonesia,Nigeria, South Africa,Sri Lanka,Thailand&Viet Nam
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📢@alliancehpsr.bsky.social opened a🆕Call for Proposals: “Realizing health taxes:co-producing knowledge & strategies to implement health taxes”
🗓Deadline26/03/26 23:59CET
Eligible countries:Cambodia,China,Kenya,Indonesia,Nigeria, South Africa,Sri Lanka,Thailand&Viet Nam
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Tobacco’s poison is slipping through the digital filters 🚨💻
Digital platforms are enabling new and unregulated methods for tobacco to be advertised to youth 📱⚠️
The WHO FCTC aims to protect the next generation by opposing harmful advertising! 🚭📢✨
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🌍🚭 The #FCTC2030 project is making a real difference in the fight against tobacco — a leading cause of preventable death and disease worldwide.
🚭 Tobacco control is still very relevant.
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Today we celebrate the 21st Anniversary to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control! 🎉🌍
Here’s to continued collaboration 🤝, bold leadership 🌟, and a healthier future for all! 🌎💚
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✨In just a few days, we will celebrate the 21st anniversary of the WHO FCTC.
One year ago, we launched this video — and its message remains as valid and relevant as ever.🚭🌱
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At the UNITE Global Summit 2026 in Manila, the Secretariat will host a high-level luncheon on sustainable financing for tobacco control
Parliamentarians are essential to sustainable tobacco control
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🚭Myth vs Fact starts now.
Myth: Tobacco ads don’t influence youth.
Fact: They do.
When half of users die from tobacco-related illness, the industry needs new customers.
Youth are the target...
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🚭Myth vs Fact starts now
The tobacco industry claims higher taxes fuel illicit trade
Studies show tax increases have limited impact on illicit markets when countries:
strengthen enforcement,
simplify tax systems &
monitor supply chains
The Protocol provides clear tools
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🚭Myth vs Fact starts now
🚬Plain packaging infringes on intellectual property rights and increases illicit trade.
Fact: Courts & tribunals worldwide reject these claims:
👉Plain packaging is legal, evidence-based, and does not fuel illicit trade
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Claim: The tobacco industry is a “partner” in fighting illicit trade.
Evidence says otherwise
Tobacco companies position themselves as allies to governments. They fund groups while downplaying documented industry involvement in smuggling networks
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
Tobacco farming poses no significant risks to its workers.
👉Tobacco farmers face serious health risks — from nicotine poisoning and toxic pesticides to dangerous working conditions💔
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Tobacco growing & production poses no significant risks to the environment.
REALITY:
Tobacco isn’t just bad for health: it’s bad for our planet too.🌍🔥
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
Tobacco farmers are prosperous
👉Many tobacco farmers are pushed into debt and poverty.
High costs, unstable production, and unfair contracts benefit tobacco companies—not farmers. 💔
🌱 Grow food, not tobacco.
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
Tobacco farming isn’t the only option.
With the right support, farmers can grow healthier, more profitable crops and escape exploitative contracts. 🫛🫘🍅🍓
🌱 Grow food, not tobacco.
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🚭Myth vs Fact starts now.
✖️The tobacco industry is vital to the economy.
✔️Tobacco costs countries more than it gives back.
Tobacco doesn’t fuel economies—it drains them.
A healthier population means a stronger economy. 🚭💰
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Today is #WorldCancerDay 💙
🌎🌍🌏
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is one of the most powerful global tools for preventing cancer and reducing cancer deaths.
Tobacco control is cancer prevention.
#FCTCSavesLives every day.
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
Designated smoking areas protect people from secondhand smoke.
✔️Secondhand smoke still spreads indoors — ventilation doesn’t fix it.
🚭 The only real solution is 100% smoke-free indoor spaces.
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
Indoor smoking bans hurt businesses.
✅Indoor smoking bans don’t hurt businesses — they help communities.
Smoke-free public spaces work. 🚭
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
Tobacco taxes hurt the poor.
✅Low-income communities suffer the most from tobacco-related diseases and are aggressively targeted by the tobacco industry.
Tobacco taxes save lives, reduce poverty, and close health gaps.
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
✅Increases in tobacco taxes hurt the economy
Tobacco doesn’t help the economy—it drains it.
Smoking pushes families and economies under pressure.
🌟Higher tobacco taxes help families spend on what really matters
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
✅Higher tobacco taxes work.
They reduce consumption—especially among young people—while increasing government revenue.
🌟A win for health, a win for development.
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🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
We’re launching a 14-part series to debunk tobacco industry misinformation using clear, evidence-based facts.
Truth over tactics. Let’s end tobacco industry myths for good.
In 2026, the WHO FCTC & the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products continue to provide the foundation for coordinated global action on tobacco control.
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