Global tobacco tax strategy and partners coordination meeting
Place: Ankara, Turkey Date: 3-5 October 2011
The World Health Organization (WHO) jointly organized a global tobacco tax strategy and partners coordination meeting with the Turkish Ministries of Finance and Health in Turkey, from 3-5 October 2011.
High level Ministry of Finance officials from selected countries, and WHO representatives from headquarters, regional and selected country offices together with representatives from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC Foundation, World Lung Foundation, and international civil societies including the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and the South East Asia Tobacco Control Alliance gathered to discuss how to accelerate the implementation of more effective tobacco tax policies and systems in low and middle income countries.