{"id":12109,"date":"2016-10-26T20:50:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T20:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=12109"},"modified":"2016-10-26T20:50:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T20:50:40","slug":"support-measures-to-hold-big-tobacco-liable-for-tobacco-harms-erafoen-urges-cop7-delegates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=12109","title":{"rendered":"Support measures to hold Big Tobacco liable for tobacco harms \u2013 ERA\/FoEN urges COP7 delegates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=11314&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5438\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5441\">In early November, up to 179 countries will convene for the <\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5443\">seventh session of the Conference of the Parties of the global tobacco treaty<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5444\"> to take some of the most powerful steps in tobacco control since the World Health Organization treaty\u2019s adoption. At the conference, countries will advance a provision to hold the tobacco industry civilly and criminally liable for its abuses. In the wake of revelations this year about <\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5446\">British American Tobacco (BAT)\u2019s widespread bribery<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5447\">, governments will also advance policies to exclude the industry from public health policymaking at the international and national levels.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5455\" style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5456\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5457\">Litigation against Big Tobacco has compelled the industry to pay for the healthcare costs it has caused to countries around the world. The successful litigation against the tobacco industry in the U.S., via the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), secured the recovery of <\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5459\">$206 billion USD in health care costs<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5460\"> and transformed public health by banning advertising to kids and exposing industry lies. A recent 17-year court case in Canada has similarly <\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5462\">awarded smokers $15.6 billion CAD<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5463\">, in what is believed to be the largest class-action lawsuit in Canada to date.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5612\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5472\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5473\">\u201cLitigation is one of the most powerful strategies in forcing the tobacco industry to pay for the staggering costs it incurs on society,\u201d said <b id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5474\">Cloe Franko, senior international organizer with the Challenge Big Tobacco campaign at Corporate Accountability International<\/b>. \u201cThe outcomes of this year\u2019s Conference of the Parties are poised to mark a turning point for public health.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5617\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5483\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5484\">The tools Parties will promote at this year\u2019s conference will especially help low- and middle-income countries, where the majority of the world\u2019s smokers now live, but whose GDPs are often dwarfed by Big Tobacco\u2019s revenues\u2014making going head-to-head with the industry in the courts a dubious prospect.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5588\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5493\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5494\">\u201cNigeria and other developing nations targeted by Big Tobacco for marketing of their lethal products now have the opportunity to support the adoption of mechanisms to hold the industry accountable for the harms caused by tobacco,\u201d said Philip Jakpor, NATT Nigeria Spokesperson.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5587\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5503\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5504\">\u201cStanding for the adoption of provisions that advance criminal liability on Big Tobacco is the right step for delegates from the African region owing to widespread bribery allegations levelled against British America Tobacco (BAT), which has in no small measure slowed the implementation of life-saving legislations\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5589\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5513\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5514\">In addition to advancing tools to hold the tobacco industry civilly and criminally liable, Parties will also close loopholes the tobacco industry has exploited to participate in treaty meetings. The policy stems from a broader treaty directive called Article 5.3 that<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5515\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5516\" style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"> <\/span><\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5517\">prevents industry interference in the halls of government. <u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5525\" style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5526\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5527\">The global tobacco treaty, known formally as the <\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5529\">World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5530\"> (FCTC) entered into force in 2005. To date, 179 countries and the European Union<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tobacco.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12110\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tobacco-300x237.png\" alt=\"tobacco\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tobacco-300x237.png 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tobacco-768x607.png 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tobacco.png 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> have become Parties to the treaty. It contains the world\u2019s most effective tobacco control and corporate accountability measures\u2014estimated to <\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5532\">save more than 200 million lives by 2050<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5533\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5534\" style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"> <\/span><\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5535\">if fully implemented<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5536\">.<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5544\" style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5545\"><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5546\">British American Tobacco is <\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5548\">exposed for widespread bribery<\/span><span id=\"m_-4386136302778641341yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477484674017_5549\"> and attempts to influence public health policy in Africa.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=11314&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early November, up to 179 countries will convene for the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties of the global tobacco treaty to take some of the most powerful steps in tobacco control since the World Health Organization treaty\u2019s adoption. 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