Article 5.3 is one of the safeguard and tool of tobacco control. To implement this important article need to work strongly. National tobacco control cell can play an important role in taking initiatives for official implementation. Speakers from different network organization expressed their opinion in a view exchange meeting. On 21 June 2016 ACLAB, AID Foundation, Manobik, Nirapod Development Foundation, Prottasha Anti Drug Club, Bangladesh Anti Tobacco Alliance and WBB trust jointly organized a meeting titled "Implementation of FCTC article ...

control is very important to protect the young generation from the dangers of tobacco. With that, Health Promotion Foundation need to be developed as well as tobacco control for protection of public health. Now time has come to focus on disease prevention, not to cure diseases. Experts and anti tobacco activists expressed their views in a seminar held at Jagannath University on 26 May 2016. The program titled "Tobacco Causes Death" was jointly organized by Prottyasha Anti Drug Club, Tobacco ...

18 May 2016, WBB Trust, Bangladesh Anti Tobacco Alliance, Shimantik and The Union jointly organized a seminar held at Sylhet divisional commissioner's office  speakers expressed to ensure sustainable tobacco control, separate budget allocation is required for anti-tobacco programs at City corporations, Municipalities, Union parishad, Upazila and district councils. As well as the implementation of article 5.3 is need to protect tobacco control laws and policies from TI interference. Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet Md. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Director of Health Dr. Gouro Moni Sinha, Additional ...

protect tobacco control laws and policies, funding for anti-tobacco programs at the local level is required as well as the implementation of article 5.3 of international tobacco control treaty FCTC. City corporations, municipalities, Union Parishad, Upazila and district councils separate budget allocation is need to finance at the local level.  In a seminar held at CSS Ava Center Khulna on 27 April 2016 speakers gave this opinion. Representatives of Khulna district committed to support and take necessary steps for tobacco control in their jurisdiction ...

companies are engaged in efforts to prevent ongoing tobacco control activities. It is necessary to take initiatives for implementing article 5.3 to protect tobacco control policies. In the international treaty FCTC, guidelines have been provided for preventing tobacco control activity from tobacco company interference. As a ratifying country of FCTC, Bangladesh has responsibility to comply with the article 5.3.In a meeting titled by 'Necessity of protecting tobacco conies interference in policy level' held at WBB Trust meeting room with media personnel ...