Open Letter To WHO Urges Organization To Reject Foundation For A Smoke Free World’s Partnership Proposal

Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control: An Open Letter to the Director General and Executive Board of the World Health Organization
“We write to you, as members of the global public health community, to express our grave concern at the attempt by the Philip Morris International-funded entity, Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW), to pave the road for partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). Giving any consideration to an organization that is entirely funded by the tobacco industry would fundamentally undermine the significant health and policy gains made to date on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)…” (1/28).

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