World Health Organization : Year 2000 ; Statement, World Health Organization, No. 6: World Health Organization Director-General’s Response to the Tobacco Hearings

By Gro Harlem Brundtland, Dr.

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 2000 ; Statement, World Health Organization, No. 6: World Health Organization Director-General’s Response to the Tobacco Hearings
Author:	Gro Harlem Brundtland, Dr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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In resp.onse to my call for all parties interested .in p~ovidin,gt~h.e ir views about the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ( FCTC), WHO received over 500 written submissions which were immediately made accessible for public scrutiny on WHO'S website. Representatives of over 160 organisations are currently providing oral testimony in Geneva. They represent most major tobacco multinationals and state tobacco companies, as well as several tobacco farming groups along with a diverse range of public health agencies, women's groups, community based organisations and academic institutions. All groups with a commitment to pu.blic health expressed extreme concern about the impact of tobacco use on the current and future health of populations, especially in developing countries. They urge rapid and decisive action. In contrast, most tobacco companies concentrated on what they believe to be the boundaries of 'reasonable' and 'appropriate' actions. Some questioned the role of WHO and the FCTC process in promoting action and making progress to reduce the public health impact of tobacco. Further, several tobacco companies continued to deny that passive smoking constitutes a threat to health.

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