The Department of Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI)
Mission
To reduce the global burden of disease and death cause by tobacco, thereby protecting present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke.
Objectives
- To ensure governments, international agencies and other entities are equipped effectively to implement national and transnational approaches to tobacco control in order to maximize the number of States becoming parties to and implementing the WHO FCTC.
- To increase the number of countries with effective tobacco control plans, policies and practices that take account of the provisions of the convention.
Strategic approach
- providing global policy leadership;
- encouraging mobilization at all levels of society;
- promoting and supporting the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC);
- encouraging countries to adhere to the WHO FCTC principles;
- supporting countries in efforts to implement tobacco control measures based on the WHO FCTC provisions.
Core functions
- Capacity building and training
- Tobacco Free Initiative global network
- Surveillance and monitoring programme
- Research and policy development
- Communications and media
- WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat Functions and provision of technical support for implementation of the WHO FCTC
Note: TFI currently provides interim secretariat support for the WHO FCTC and States. The first Conference of the Parties in February 2006 will establish the structure and form of the future Secretariat to implement the WHO FCTC.