17Jul 2017

MAJOR CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL (FCTC) IN INDIA.

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It is important to understand the challenges faced in effective implementation of WHO Framework convention on tobacco control (FCTC) in India, for reducing tobacco epidemic and its future health and financial consequences. To accomplish this task, the literature review was performed by using an extensive and wide ranging peer review (in four bibliographic databases) literature, policy documents and reports. The main challenges to effective implementation of WHO FCTC are: (a) Ineffective tobacco control enforcement, weak capacity and limited resources for implementation in states, (b) Pattern of tobacco consumption with high prevalence and availability of smokeless forms of tobacco and, (c) Opposition by industry to tobacco control legislation resulting in delay and dilution of the provisions under WHO FCTC in India. Thus, there is a need for increased financial and human resources for tobacco control, sustained advocacy and capacity building for enforcement, and strengthening of monitoring and enforcement mechanisms for WHO FCTC in India.

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[Shweta Bhardwaj and Rajnish Ranjan Prasad. (2017); MAJOR CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL (FCTC) IN INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 327-334] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

shweta Bhardwaj
University of Edinburgh

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4722      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4722

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