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a Research for
International Tobacco Control, International Development Research
Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, b Tobacco Control and
Primary Cancer Prevention Coordination
Contapp, National Cancer
Institute (INCA), Ministry of Health, Rua des Invalidos, 212/2 andar,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c Thailand Health Promotion Institute, The Regent
Royal Place 1, Room 2/64, 2220 Soi Mahadlek Luang 1, Rajdamri Road,
Bangkok 10330, Thailand, d Blair
Research Institute, Josiah Tongogara/Mazowe Street, PO Box 8105, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
Correspondence to: Linda Waverley Brigden, Executive Director, Research for International Tobacco Control, International Development Research Centre, PO Box 8500, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3H9, Canada; e-mail: lbrigden{at}idrc.ca
Received 2 August 1999; Revision received 15 February 2000;
Accepted 16 February
2000
OBJECTIVETo develop
regional tobacco control research agendas for developing countries
through a consultative process.
METHODSResearch for
International Tobacco Control, located at the International Development
Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada, convened three regional meetings for
Latin America and the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, and Eastern,
Central and Southern Africa. Participation by researchers,
policymakers, and advocates from a wide range of disciplines ensured an
accurate representation of regional issues.
RESULTSThe four main
recurring themes within each regional agenda were: (1) the lack of
standardised and comparable data; (2) the absence of a network for
communication of information, data, and best practices; (3) a lack of
adequate capacity for tobacco control research, especially in
non-health related areas such as economics and policy analysis; and (4)
a need for concerted mobilisation of human and financial resources in
order to implement a comprehensive research agenda, build partnerships,
and stimulate comparative research and analysis. Specific research
issues included the need for descriptive data with respect to the
supply side of the tobacco equation, and analytical data related to
tobacco use, production and marketing, and taxation.
CONCLUSIONSThere was
a uniform perception of tobacco as a multidisciplinary issue. All
regional agendas included a balance of health, economic, agricultural,
environmental, sociocultural, and international trade concerns.
Research data are urgently required to provide a sound basis for the
development of tobacco control policies and programmes. As tobacco
control takes its rightful place on the global health agenda, it is
vital that funding for tobacco control research be increased.
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