Four international organisations’ early tobacco control work in China
| Year | Philanthropic organisation | Key projects/Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986—Present | WHO19 20 (D Xiao, personal communication, 2012) | ▸ Established the WHO Collaborating Center for Tobacco or Health in China (1986) ▸ Conducted prevalence surveys (1989–1998) ▸ Established quit lines and cessation clinics (1996–2010) (D Xiao, personal communication, 2012) ▸ Participated in mass education activities and conducted a wide range of tobacco control research projects (1986—present) (D Xiao, personal communication, 2012) ▸ Established partnerships to develop the China Tobacco Control Action Plan (2009), to organise the second National Symposium on Smoking and Health(1991) and the first WHO FCTC Expert Forum of China (2004) (D Xiao, personal communication, 2012), and to develop a white paper on harms of smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) (2011) ▸ Supported100% SF policy in Chinese Traditional Medicine hospitals (2011) (S England, personal communication, 2011) |
| 1996–2004 | World Bank21 22(Y Jiang, personal communication, 2012) | ▸ Funded seven China cities to create model tobacco control projects—Beijing, Chengdu, Liuzhou, Luoyang, Shanghai, Tianjin and Weihai. – Decrease in overall smoking rate 80000 people participated in Quit2Win competitions – Increase in knowledge of harms of tobacco use – Provided training in health promotion – Adopted SF public policies in all cities; banned outdoor advertising and cigarette sales to minors in most cities |
| 2003–2007 | Fogarty International Center23 24 | ▸ Supported efforts to increase tobacco control capacity in three provinces: Jiangxi, Henan and Sichuan resulting in: – Provincial and local-level Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff conducted surveys and measure air nicotine (Center of Excellence) – Developed and implemented SF policies and education campaigns – Developed/implemented community based interventions (rural schools, homes, hospitals and communities) ▸ Developed the US-based Global Tobacco Control Leadership Program |
| 2005–2008 | American Cancer Society25 | ▸ Established a representative office in Beijing (2005) ▸ Trained cessation counsellors and established cessation clinics (2007–2008) ▸ Sponsored the first Cross Strait Tobacco Control Conference in Taiwan ▸ Cosponsored a SF worksite campaign ▸ Codeveloped the ‘Cessation Clinic Operations Manual’ |
FCTC, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; SF, smoke-free.