The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health: Not exactly “World”

Wasim Maziak Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida Two years ago, I was invited to serve on the scientific committee for the 16th World Conference for Tobacco or Health (WCTOH). I was particularly happy to serve, since this was the first time such an important event was […]

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World Conference on Tobacco or Health: keeping the focus on the tobacco industry

  Anna Nicholson, Menzies School of Health Research Follow Anna on Twitter @annaknicholson The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) was held in Abu Dhabi from March 17-21 2015, the first time it has been held in the Middle East. While this did not come without challenges (approximately 60 delegates, the majority from […]

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16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health: regional delegates refused visas

Simon Chapman, University of Sydney (Editor update: at the time of this post being published, we were able to confirm 38 delegates had been refused visas. The organisers subsequently issued a statement with an estimate that approximately 60 delegates were refused visas. To read the statement click here.)  Every three years, the world tobacco control community convenes for a […]

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