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and non-state actors such as the Ministry of Public Health to strengthen the National Focal Unit for tobacco control; to develop the Youth Leaders for a
Non-Smoking Camps project; to the Department of Health to incorporate smoke-free environments into the healthy settings standard criteria and
indicators; and to the Bureau of Occupational and Environmental Health to incorporate smoke-free environments into the National Environment
Surveillance System and the Occupational Hazard Indicators.
4.2 An approved national tobacco control action plan NAP
including a plan for sustained funding for tobacco control efforts, supported by a broad coalition of government
organizations and NGOs.
The Regional Office worked closely with countries to establish national tobacco control plans of action in three Bloomberg-focus countries.
Technical assistance has been provided to hold national workshops, to finalize the National Action Plan NAP and to start implementation in all
Bloomberg-focus countries. Support was provided to countries to strengthen and amend the tobacco control legislations to make them
compatible with the WHO FCTC through effective national coordination. Technical assistance was provided to Indonesia to develop national tobacco
control legislation.
In Bangladesh, the National Strategic Plan of Action for Tobacco Control 2007-2010 was finalized, printed and disseminated by the end of
2007. The provisions of the WHO FCTC were appropriately reflected in the plan. On the other hand, preparatory work was done with government
organizations, NGOs and Bloomberg partners to review amendments to the tobacco control legislation including litigation issues in compliance with
WHO FCTC. All relevant laws and regulations were compiled, printed and distributed to all the key stakeholders to enhance enforcement. This
ensured a better understanding of the law and prevented the relevant stakeholders from falling prey to misleading information given by the
tobacco industry.
In India, meetings were organized to discuss and review the status of implementation of the National Tobacco Control Plan from which a state-
wise action plan for tobacco control was formulated by the end of 2007. In addition, WHO and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare compiled
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and published a compendium of rules and notifications on the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulations
of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution Act, 2003.
In Indonesia, a tobacco control workshop on Health Sector Capacity Building was held with wide participation from the provinces and
universities, and resulted in the formulation of the Plan of Action for 2008. Technical assistance to strengthen the NGO network for tobacco control
was extended to the Indonesian Public Health Association IPHA. The WHO country office in Indonesia organized and sponsored a meeting of
the Parliamentarians’ Forum in October 2007, where the tobacco control legislation strategy was discussed with emphasis on its ratification and laws
relating to advertisement and health warnings.
The WHO country office in Thailand coordinated with the Department of Disease Control, Department of Mental Health, Department
of Health, ASH Thailand Foundation and other organizations to review the anti-tobacco youth camps undertaken by them. Plans to develop more
comprehensive and effective models of youth leaders’ activities and youth camps for tobacco control were also discussed.
4.3 Active engagement in the Grant Mechanism
