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| Summary |
If there is one lesson to be learnt from the history of the WHO FCTC's early days, it is that the
determinants of its success in tobacco control were the leadership, commitment, political will, integrity,
vision and courage of the people, organizations and governments entrusted by their countries to turn the
framework convention into reality.
The WHO FCTC represents a future that is being created by committed men and women who believe that
all people deserve a healthy, tobacco-free world. These men and women have the vision and the courage
to tackle a global health challenge with a powerful, innovative and radical experiment in global public
health, one that has literally changed the rules of tobacco control.
This report recounts the story of the Framework Convention up to the beginning of 2010. Most of the
information came from the individuals who kindly responded to a questionnaire and shared personal
testimonies about this remarkable addition to the contemporary history of public health. |
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