Research
The tobacco epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean: A snapshot
Authors:
Eduardo Bianco ,
InterAmerican Heart Foundation, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231, US
About Eduardo
Julio Grauert 3219, Montevideo, CP 11600, Uruguay.
Beatriz Champagne,
InterAmerican Heart Foundation, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231, US
Joaquin Barnoya
InterAmerican Heart Foundation, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231, US; Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de Guatemala, Ala sur, Clinica No. 3, 6a Ave 8–71 zona 10, Guatemala 01010, GT
Abstract
The tobacco epidemic continues to spread through Latin America and the Caribbean. Philip Morris and British American Tobacco Company control the market through their subsidiaries. In the past, governments in this region have shown little or no commitment to tobacco control. This, however, has changed in recent years as the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has been signed by most and ratified by several countries in the region. Non-governmental organizations, sometimes rallied by the InterAmerican Heart Foundation, have played a crucial role in supporting Treaty ratification. Latin America and the Caribbean have the momentum to move forward in tobacco control and also the support to approve the necessary legislation to halt the tobacco epidemic.
Published on
01 Dec 2005.
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