Balancing science and political economy: Tobacco control and global health.

ABSTRACT: Background: Global tobacco control is a major public health issue, as smoking-related disease burden remains high worldwide. The World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) are the driving forces in global tobacco control. However, little research has focused on their development, financing, decision-making, and accountability structures. Methods: We used two strategies to identify the development and structure of global tobacco control initiatives. First, we reviewed the published literature through electronic databases. Second, we conducted grey literature searching. Results: We identified four periods in the Bank's involvement in global tobacco control, from creation of the evidence base in the 1990s to the implementation of tax reforms. We identified three p

SUBMITTER: Mukaigawara M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6097416 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature