Organizers: WHO Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3
Co-Organizers: WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges, WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Tobacco Taxation
Date and Time: 28 August 2025, from 12:00 to 13:15 GMT (6:00 Mexico, 8:00 New York, 2:00 Geneva, 17:30 New Delhi, 19:00 Bangkok, 22:00 Sydney)
Overview: This webinar is designed to empower policymakers, advocates, and stakeholders to strengthen tobacco control policies by providing successful examples of strategies to counter undue influence by the tobacco industry's pervasive tactics in the non-health sectors. It aims to outline a strategic roadmap for addressing tobacco industry interference in public policy and will also highlight successful approaches from countries that have effectively confronted these tactics, offering key insights and lessons learned.
Languages: The webinar was in English. French and Spanish interpretations were provided for multilingual audiences to ensure global accessibility.
Time | Agenda Item |
Session moderated by Sophapan McWhortor, Program Associate, WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3 |
12:00 – 12:02 2 minutes | Introduction by Sophapan McWhortor, Program Associate, WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3 |
12:02 – 12:04 2 minutes | Opening address: WHO FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines: Important roles of the non-sectors in its implementation by Dr. Tibor Szilagyi, Convention Secretariat |
12:04 – 12:09 5 minutes | Non-health engagements: Examples of success stories by Dr. Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan, Director, WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3 |
12:09 – 12:20 9 minutes 2 minutes | The most impactful countermeasures against the tobacco industry tactics in taxation policies. by Dr. Zunda Chisha, Programme Director, WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Taxation Audience Polling about knowledge of TI tactics to influence non-health sectors |
12:20 -12:29 9 minutes | Article 5.3 in the legislation and legislative procedures by Rachel Kitonyo-Devotsu, McCabe Centre's Regional Coordinator for Africa |
12:29 -12:38 9 minutes | Case studies on holding tobacco industry to account by Debby Sy, the Head of Global Public Policy and Strategy of the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) |
12:38-12:47 9 minutes | Global/National Crisis: Civil Society responses to the tobacco industry’s tactics to interfere in public policies Professor Stella Bialous, Professor and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing |
12:47-1:02 15 minutes | Consultative Sessions Main Room: Tax Policies (Tibor Szilagyi and Zunda Chisha) (English, French & Spanish) Breakout Room 1: Legal Challenges (by Rachel Kitonyo-Devotsu) (English) Breakout Room 2: Holding tobacco industry accountable (by Stella Bialous and Debby Sy) (English & Spanish) Breakout Room 3: Challenges in Engaging Non-Health Sector: Experience Sharing & Discussion (by Mina Brajovic and Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan) (English) |
1:02 -1:12 10 minutes | Summary of breakout sessions Moderated by Session Facilitators |
1:12 – 1:14 2 minutes | Closing remarks by Dr. Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan, Director, WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3 |
- The recording, PowerPoint slides, and webinar report are available upon request by email at yehtut.oo@kh.tu.ac.th
