WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, PO Box 7608, Cairo Nasr City 11371, Egypt.
Glob Health Promot. 2010 Mar;17(1 Suppl):60-6. doi: 10.1177/1757975909358252.
The paper addresses the impact of the adoption and implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and how successful the FCTC is as a tool for health promotion. The FCTC implementation has impacted areas such as surveillance systems for tobacco control, increasing political commitment, development of legislation and addressing new social norms in tobacco consumption. These developments help to overcome many challenges for better health promotion in the region. However, there are still other challenges such as the tobacco industry influence, but those challenges will not undermine the gains already achieved through both the negotiation process and implementation process of the FCTC. In conclusion, implementation of the FCTC has contributed positively to advancing health promotion in the region, and the continuation of strong implementation will lead to even better outcomes.
本文探讨了世界卫生组织烟草控制框架公约（FCTC）在东地中海地区的采用和实施对该地区的影响，以及 FCTC 作为促进健康的工具的成功程度。FCTC 的实施在以下方面产生了影响：烟草控制监测系统、增加政治承诺、制定立法以及应对烟草消费方面的新社会规范。这些发展有助于克服该地区在促进健康方面的许多挑战。然而，仍存在其他挑战，如烟草业的影响，但这些挑战不会破坏通过 FCTC 的谈判和实施过程已经取得的成果。总之，FCTC 的实施为该地区的健康促进做出了积极贡献，而继续强有力的实施将带来更好的结果。
