WHO admits full-scale battle with tobacco industry, which appeals to 'devious channels'

Monday, October 20th 2014 - 07:30 UTC

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The sixth session of the Conference of the parties (COP6) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) concluded in Moscow. Several landmark decisions were adopted in the course of the six-day session, regarded as one of the most successful in the WHO FCTC’s history. Read full article

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Rick from Maryland
Well. I guess we now know what the World Heath Organization is focusing on while the worst Ebola outbreak in history is killing thousands of West Africans weekly.

One would think the whole purpose of WHO would be to prepare, plan and coordinate resources for a major infectious disease outbreak larger then the capacity of individual counties to deal with. You know, like Ebola in west Africa.

So while thousands are dying and the plague continues to grow and spread its death. WHO is having a great time bashing tobacco and telling national governments how much more to tax their own citizens.

Somehow there must be money in it for the WHO.
Oct 20th, 2014 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Chan

Might be worth a look. She's got two degrees in 'Home Economics'.

Notably, “After the first victim of the H5N1, Chan first tried to reassure Hong Kong residents with her infamous statements like, ”I ate chicken last night“ or ”I eat chicken every day, don't panic, everyone“. When many more H5N1 cases appeared, she was criticised for misleading the public.”

Still, she's female and 67. And those 'Home Economics' degrees. How does that work? Well, there has to be 'gender balance'. Senility, anyone? Important features of 'Home Economics' include not getting the ashtrays dirty or, preferably, have no ashtrays at all. And I didn't think you needed two degrees to heat up a 'Pot Noodle'.
Oct 20th, 2014 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
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What makes me really irate is how governments across the globe deal with the tobacco/taxation issue.

They claim the moral high-ground by increasing YOY taxation at a steady, gentle rate by saying this decreases smoking-levels amongst the population, True, but;
By doing this at a few pennies/cents etc they are no worse than drug-dealers as the addict can always find 'a little more'. If they were serious about this, the price (inc. tax obviously) would instantly rise to something unobtainable for the average person. Thus causing The Prohibition Effect that failed in the USA re: alcohol.
Education is the only way forward.

They need the Tax $ and are lying to us because they can't figure out a way to find the extra money.
Sure, smoking is a 'bad thing' but I hate the hypocrisy.

@2
This patronising, woman-hating, thing is getting boring now.
Sort yourself out. Maybe find a lady companion to play golf with, or whatever your hobbies are that don't involve war-gaming.
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