{"id":16678,"date":"2024-02-19T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T11:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&p=16678"},"modified":"2024-02-19T14:26:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:26:45","slug":"advocating-tobacco-free-world-cop10","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/advocating-tobacco-free-world-cop10\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocating for a tobacco-free world at COP10"},"content":{"rendered":"
The World Heart Federation (WHF) proudly represented the global cardiovascular community at the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), held from 05 to 10 February 2024 in Panama City, Panama. Representatives from 142 Parties gathered to tackle a range of issues, from progress on the implementation of the treaty to the regulation of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.<\/p>\n
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Prof Jaqueline Scholz, our Tobacco Expert Group representative to the PAHO region, delivered two statements on behalf of WHF, addressing the Global Progress in Implementation of the WHO FCTC<\/a> and Newer and Emerging Tobacco Products<\/a>. WHF urged all Parties and stakeholders to:<\/p>\n WHF also endorsed a statement from the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance<\/a>, advocating for a ban on plastic filters and flavours to protect the environment and young populations, respectively.<\/p>\n In her opening remarks, Dr. Adriana Blanco Marquizo, Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC, highlighted the many progresses made since the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties. However, she also noted that implementation of the treaty had been slow, due to the emergence of newer tobacco and nicotine products as well as perpetual tobacco industry interference. Dr Marquizo urged Parties to remain vigilant against such interference, stressing that no country \u2013 \u201cbig or small, rich or poor, developed or developing<\/em>\u201d \u2013 was spared. In particular, she reiterated that Article 5.3 of the Framework Convention<\/a> and its Guidelines for Implementation<\/a> provided actionable solutions to protect stakeholders from tobacco industry interference. These concerns were echoed by Dr Marjolijn Sonnema, Vice Minister for Public Health of The Netherlands, who called for further international cooperation and concerted efforts.<\/p>\n As such, in response to continuous interference, the Tenth Conference of the Parties adopted the Panama Declaration, which reaffirms the fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between public health interests and the interests of the tobacco industry.<\/p>\n\n