Strengthening tobacco control in low and middle income countries. The Department of Health and Social Care has provided Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding for the FCTC 2030 project to promote implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in low and middle income countries, in order to reduce global tobacco consumption and support the development of ODA recipient countries.

The project will support low and middle income countries to strengthen tobacco control by: • implementing the requirements of Article 5 (general obligations) of the WHO FCTC, to improve tobacco control governance, • increasing tobacco tax, • implementing the two World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) time-bound measures on (i) tobacco packaging and (ii) ending tobacco advertising), and • implementing other Articles of the WHO FCTC according to national priorities.