The WHO FCTC article 5 establishes provisions on general obligations for the WHO FCTC Parties. Article 5 sections 1 and 2 are related to developing and implementing comprehensive multisectoral national tobacco control strategies, plans and programmes for tobacco control; establishing or reinforcing national coordinating mechanisms; as well as adopting and implementing effective legislative, executive, administrative and/or other measures for preventing and reducing tobacco consumption, nicotine addiction and exposure to tobacco smoke.
Article 5 section 3 has to do with protecting public health policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. These key aspects will be discussed during the virtual meeting, by means of reviewing available tools as well as learning from experiences of several countries across the Region of the Americas.
The purpose of the virtual meeting is to increase capacity to strengthen implementation of Article 5 (sections 1, 2 and 3) of the WHO FCTC in the Region of the Americas, specifically in low and middle-income (LMIC) Parties.
The objective of the virtual meeting is to foster intersectoral policy coherence on tobacco control by supporting the development and adoption of multisectoral strategies and programs, the establishment of multisectoral coordinating mechanisms for tobacco control and the adoption of measures to protect policies from tobacco industry interference (WHO FCTC Article 5, sections 1, 2 and 3).
Taking advantage of the virtual format, all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Latin America (LA) WHO FCTC Parties and PAHO Member States non-Parties to the WHO FCTC will be invited to participate. The activity is designed to prioritize LMIC Parties in the Americas.
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The meeting is comprised of five virtual sessions starting 12 March until 23 March 2021, lasting three hours each.
Below the video you can find further information regarding each session.
This session will be subregional in scope and provide an overview of the WHO FCTC Article 5 (sections 1, 2 and 3), including progress, lessons learned and challenges in the Americas. This initial session will be regional in scope, including participation of CARICOM and LA Parties.
Simultaneous interpretation (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish) will be provided.
11:00 - 11:15 Welcome (Ms. Rosa Sandoval, Unit Chief a.i., RFN/NMH, PAHO)
11:15 - 11:20 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
11:20 - 11:50 Tobacco control: Global and regional governance
11:50 - 12:10 Introduction to the WHO FCTC article 5 (sections 1 and 2)
12:10 - 12:30 Introduction to the WHO FCTC article 5 (section 3)
12:30 - 12:40 Q&A, PAHO
12:40 - 12:45 Break
12:45 - 13:45 Panel: Country experiences
13:45 - 13:50 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
13:50 - 14:00 Invitation to next sessions
This session will be subregional in scope and provide further information on the WHO FCTC Article 5 (sections 1 and 2), including a panorama of country efforts, specifically Guyana and Suriname, challenges faced, and tools for developing country plans.
Simultaneous interpretation (English and French) will be provided.
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome (Ms. Rosa Sandoval, Unit Chief a.i., RFN/NMH, PAHO)
10:15 - 10:20 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
10:20 - 10:40 Developing national strategies and plans and establishing a national multisectoral coordinating mechanism
10:40 - 11:40 Panel: Country experiences
11:40 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 12:05 Overview of countries’ efforts in developing national strategies and plans and establishing multisectorial coordinating mechanisms on tobacco control (WHO FCTC article 5.1 and 5.2)
12:05 - 12:35 Working groups
12:35 - 12:40 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
12:40 - 12:50 Update on World No Tobacco Day, 2021
12:50 - 13:00 Conclusions and next steps
This session will be subregional in scope and provide further information on the WHO FCTC Article 5 (sections 1 and 2), including a panorama of country efforts, specifically Jamaica, Guyana and Grenada, challenges faced, and tools for developing country plans.
Simultaneous interpretation (English and French) will be provided.
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome
10:15 - 10:20 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
10:20 - 10:45 Tobacco industry interference
10:45 - 11:45 Panel: Country experiences
11:45 - 11:50 Break
11:50 - 12:05 Overview of countries’ efforts in strengthening of capacity in terms of public policies to counter the tobacco industry interference (WHO FCTC art. 5.3)
12:05 - 12:30 Working groups
12:30 - 12:40 Q&A, PAHO
12:40 - 12:45 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
12:45 - 13:00 Conclusions and end of the meeting
This session will be subregional in scope and provide further information on the WHO FCTC Article 5 (sections 1 and 2), including a panorama of country efforts, specifically Costa Rica, Bolivia and El Salvador, challenges faced, and tools for developing country plans.
Simultaneous interpretation (English, Portuguese and Spanish) will be provided.
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome (Ms. Rosa Sandoval, Unit Chief a.i., RFN/NMH, PAHO)
10:15 - 10:20 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
10:20 - 10:40 Developing national strategies and plans and establishing a national multisectoral coordinating mechanism
10:40 - 11:40 Panel: Country experiences
11:40 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 12:05 Overview of countries’ efforts in developing national strategies and plans and establishing multisectorial coordinating mechanisms on tobacco control (WHO FCTC 5.1 and 5.2)
12:05 - 12:35 Working groups
12:35 - 12:40 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
12:40 - 12:50 Update on World No Tobacco Day, 2021
12:50 - 13:00 Conclusions and next steps
This session will be subregional in scope and provide further information on the WHO FCTC Article 5 (sections 1 and 2), including a panorama of country efforts, specifically Uruguay, Chile, Uruguay and Panama, challenges faced, and tools for developing country plans.
Simultaneous interpretation (English, Portuguese and Spanish) will be provided.
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome
10:15 - 10:20 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
10:20 - 10:45 Tobacco industry interference
10:45 - 11:45 Panel: Country experiences
11:45 - 11:50 Break
11:50 - 12:05 Overview of countries’ efforts in strengthening of capacity in terms of public health policies to counter the tobacco industry interference (WHO FCTC art. 5.3)
12:05 - 12:30 Working groups
12:30 - 12:40 Q&A, PAHO
12:40 - 12:45 Pop-up quiz, PAHO
12:45 - 13:00 Conclusions and end of the meeting