PALTCIL
Planning and Legislating Tobacco Control in Laos (PALTCIL). The tobacco epidemic is one of the greatest public health challenges in the Southeast Asia region. One in four of the deaths that occur from the effects of tobacco occur in this Region . Although there have been no national surveys on tobacco use in Lao PDR, estimates suggest that 59% of males and 13% of females smoke . Smoking’s effects usually fall disproportionately on the poor. This project is fighting to bring Tobacco Control to Lao PDR, from being one of the last countries in the world where no tobacco control law exists.
| Donors: | Bloomberg Initiative, International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, Tobacco Free Kids |
| Amount: | $99,830USD |
| Start: | 1st August 2007 |
| Finish: | 31st July 2009 |
| Location: | Vientiane Capital |
| Beneficiaries: | Nation-wide population |
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Strengthen the work of the Lao Ministry of Health's Tobacco Control Taskforce (TCT) in developing a strategic approach to implementation of the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC). Strengthen and mobilize the existing local Lao network for tobacco control through provision of knowledge, expertise and resources. |
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