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PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES FROM COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY Dr. Toker ERGUDER MD, PhD.

PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES FROM COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY Dr. Toker ERGUDER MD, PhD. Tobacco Control Programme Manager - WHO Turkey | Bloomberg Initiative. WHO IS THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY. WHAT IS INTERFERENCE . DOMAINS OF INTERFERENCE. FAKING PUBLIC SUPPORT

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PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES FROM COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY Dr. Toker ERGUDER MD, PhD.

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  1. PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES FROM COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY Dr. Toker ERGUDER MD, PhD. Tobacco Control Programme Manager - WHO Turkey | Bloomberg Initiative

  2. WHO IS THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY

  3. WHAT IS INTERFERENCE

  4. DOMAINS OF INTERFERENCE • FAKING PUBLIC SUPPORT • MEDIA MANIPULATION • CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY • PHILANTHROPY • CREATING DOUBT • PAYING SCIENTISTS • AVOIDING PEER REVIEW

  5. MÜDAHALENİN ETKİLERİ • FAKING PUBLIC SUPPORT • MEDIA MANIPULATION • SOSYAL SORULLUK PROJELERI • HAYIRSEVERLİK VAKIFLARI • KUŞKU YARATILMASI • BİLİM ADAMLARINA ÖDEMELER • HAKEM DEĞERLENDİRMELERDEN KAÇINMA

  6. DOMAINS OF INTERFERENCE • LYING ABOUT ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE • SMUGGLING • JOINT VENTURES • LOBBYING • POLITICAL FUNDING • VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS • DOMESTIC COURTS • TRADE • INVESTMENT

  7. MÜDAHALENİN ETKİLERİ • LYING ABOUT ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE • SMUGGLING • JOINT VENTURES

  8. YOU  NOW WHAT CANWE DO TO HELP ?

  9. ACTIVELY FOR THE INTERFERENCE ESTABLISH INDUSTRY MONITORING MECHANISMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NGOS AND ACADEMIA

  10. EDUCATE Watch for the tobacco industry • Governments and NGOS should inform and educate the public and their staff about the role of the tobacco industry and the tactics the industry utilizes to oppose or derail tobacco control measures

  11. TRANSPARENCY IS THE KEY • All operations and activities of the tobacco industry should be transparent: • how much money the tobacco industry makes in the country, • how much they spend on marketing (for example, advertisement, sponsorship and promotions) and CSR initiatives. • Do not accept funds or contributions from the tobacco industry BIG TOBACCO

  12. TRANSPARENCY IS THE KEY • Tobacco industry representatives should have very limited access to government personnel and elected officials and when interactions occur, they should be transparent and records made publicly available. • Establish a conflict of interest policy and a code of conduct for public officials BIG TOBACCO

  13. CONCLUSIONS • PROBLEM: The tobacco industry actively works to undermine tobacco control efforts • SOLUTION: Stop tobacco industry interference by implementing the WHO FCTC Article 5.3 and its guidelines   • WHAT CAN DO NOW:

  14. THREE THINGS TO ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND • It is not always obvious that it is tobacco industry interference • It is not always in tobacco control or even in health • It happens at all levels – from global to local.

  15. DEMAND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND ACTION TO STOP TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE

  16. Thank you …for Tobacco Free Turkey ergudert@euro.who.int

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