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Healthy Caribbean Coalition - Tobacco Control

Caribbean Cardiac Society - Statement on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA W.I. July 23, 2010. Cardiovascular specialists from throughout the Caribbean gathered at the Ritz-Carlton, Montego Bay, from July 21 - 24 for the 25th Annual Caribbean Cardiology Conference. more ...........

18th December 2009 - Media Sensitization and Capacity Building Workshop The Guyana Chest Society hosted its first media sensitization workshop on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Herdmanston Lodge, 65 Peter Rose and Anira Sts. Queenstown, Georgetown. more ...........

18th December 2009 - Smoke Free Environments International Status Report Smoke-free environments are a vital part of combating the global tobacco epidemic. Article 8 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) requires Parties to protect their citizens from exposure to tobacco smoke. more ...........

18th December 2009 - Breathe: A Smoke Free Event The Breathe Smoke Free event took place on December 4th 2009, the same date that Trinidad and Tobago’s Tobacco Control Bill was introduced to the House of Representatives. more ...........

18th December 2009 - Tobacco Control Policies as of December 31, 2008 Reported in WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2009. more ...........

6th December 2009 - Guyanna - Dr Ramsammy aspires to introduce tobacco legislation As the Demerara Tobacco Company (Demtocco) in Guyana is reporting an increase in its profits, this is expected to come under great control. Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, aspires to introduce tobacco legislation in 2010. more ...........

16th September 2009 - UWI Chancellor urges higher taxes on cigarettes ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - Chancellor of the University of the West- Indies (UWI), Professor George Alleyne, says he is concerned over the incidents of chronic non communicable diseases in Dominica and is recommending an increase on tobacco taxes to curb the problem. more ...........

WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 - The MPOWER package. - This landmark new report presents the first comprehensive 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. more ...........

The Bloomberg Global Initiative - To Reduce Tobacco Use - The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) (for The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control), the Trinidad & Tobago Cancer Society and the Guyana Chest Society have received a grant from the Bloomberg Global Initiative to ensure the implementation of rotating picture-based package warnings on all tobacco products sold in Caribbean countries. This grant will be administered through the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. more ...........

The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project - Promoting Evidence-Based Strategies to Fight the Global Tobacco Epidemic - Tobacco use is the world’s leading cause of preventable death, accounting for 10% of all deaths and 30% of all cancer deaths. By the end of the 21st Century an estimated 1 billion people will die because of tobacco use – ten times the number who died in the 20th Century. Over 70% of the tobacco related deaths will occur in developing countries. In addition to the personal costs of this preventable tragedy, its economic and social costs will challenge the economic growth and stability of the developing world. more ...........

PAHO Newsletters - The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to promote the Regional Strategy on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases, to share developments on all aspects of the strategy and its four lines of action as well as news on program implementation. more ............

The Tobacco Death Clock - Today, November 4, just before 11am Geneva time, the tobacco death clock will reach a staggering 40 million tobacco-related deaths since the start of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) negotiations in 1999. This is a stark reminder that critical steps must be taken at the upcoming third Conference of the Parties (COP) to effectively implement the Convention. Most urgently, Parties must adopt strong and effective guidelines for implementation of Articles 5.3, 11 and 13. more ...........

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