Policy document
May 7th 2016

Tobacco taxation and innovative health-care financing

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World Health Organization
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.
World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia

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Language: eng
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who-80561413d6c601d17e7ce8abdc99e891
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10665/206014

Topics in this document

Excise Tobacco smoking Value-added tax Hypothecated tax Ad valorem tax World Health Organization Cigarette Beedi Economy Human activities Health Public sphere Tax Innovative financing Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Tariff Health promotion Government Poverty Preventive healthcare Externality Non-communicable disease

Related SDGs

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Target 3.a

Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate

Related COFOG Divisions

7: Health 7.4: Public Health Services

Cites research funded by

National Cancer Institute 2 University of California, San Francisco 1 FP7_REST_SecondPillar (Special project, May 2022) 1 FP7_REST_ALL (Special project, May 2022) 1 National Health Research Institutes 1

Citations

Cited by 15 other policy documents (13 of them are from other policy sources)