WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 the MPOWER package World Health Organization

By:

World Health Organization

Contributor(s):

Research for International Tobacco Control

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2008.Description: 329 pISBN:

9789241596282
9241596287

Other title:

Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008

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NLM classification:

WM 290

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Partial contents:

We must act now to reverse the global tobacco epidemic and save millions of lives : a letter from WHO director-general -- Summary -- The global tobacco crisis -- MPOWER : six policies to reverse the tobacco epidemic -- The state of global tobacco control implementation of effective measures is just beginning -- Conclusion.

Summary: This report presents a worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts. It provides countries with a roadmap to reverse the devastating global tobacco epidemic that could kill up to one billion people by the end of this century. The report outlines the MPOWER package, a set of six key tobacco control measures that reflect and build on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control--Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Nepal Health Research Council Book Cart	WM 290/WHO/2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001443

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62).

This report presents a worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts. It provides countries with a roadmap to reverse the devastating global tobacco epidemic that could kill up to one billion people by the end of this century. The report outlines the MPOWER package, a set of six key tobacco control measures that reflect and build on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control--Publisher's description.

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