Key indicators and their occurrence in the Asian Region
| Key indicators27 | Occurrence of indicators in Asia |
|---|---|
| The presence of a World Health Organization (WHO) regional office or sub-office | WHO regional office based in Manila, Philippines: “the WHO regional offices... see smoking control as an important component of their long-term efforts to hold down health costs in developing countries”21 |
| The presence of an International Organisation for Consumer Unions (IOCU) office | IOCU Asia Pacific Regional Office based in Penang, Malaysia |
| The conduct of a regional workshop of activists | For example, 3rd Working Group on Tobacco or Health held in the Philippines (April 1994)28 |
| The presence of activist group or key individuals | Activists groups: for example, “Countries including China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korean Republic and Thailand have established national coordinating organisations on tobacco control. Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines have active health societies”29 |
| Key individuals: for example, Judith Mackay, Tony Hedley and TH Lam (HK), Hatai Chitanondh, Prakit Vateesatokit (Thailand), Anwar Fazal (Malaysia), Ted Chen (Taiwan) | |
| The setting up of a non-smokers’ rights association | For example, Japan29 |
| The starting up of a tobacco control coalition | The Asia Pacific Association for Control of Tobacco (APACT) was formed in Taiwan in 1993 |
| The availability of existing or enabling legislation | “By 1995 33 of 35 Asian countries had tobacco control laws on their books”30 |
| The publication by the antis of a discussion document proposing draft legislation | For example, “A suggested model of a tobacco products control law”31 |
| The publication of an IOCU backed industry attack | For example, “The lung goodbye: a manual of tactics for counteracting the tobacco industry in the 1980s”32 |
| The holding of WHO World No-Tobacco Day | For example, HK, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, PRC, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand observed No-tobacco Day in 1999 |