Tobacco control in Mexico: a decade of progress and challenges

Mexico was the first country in the Americas to sign and ratify the World Health Organization's (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2004. More than a decade later, it is appropriate to evaluate legislative and regulatory progress and the associated challenges; and also, to p...

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Published inSalud pública de México Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 292 - 302
Main Authors Reynales-Shigematsu, Luz Myriam, Wipfli, Heather, Samet, Jonathan, Regalado-Pineda, Justino, Hernández-Ávila, Mauricio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Mexico Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 01.05.2019
Subjects
epidemiological monitoring
Health Policy & Services
health surveillance
Humans
Mexico
middle-income countries
public policy
Smoking Prevention - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Prevention - organization & administration
Smoking Prevention - trends
Time Factors
tobacco industry
Mexico
Mexico
epidemiological monitoring
health surveillance
middle-income countries; Mexico
public policy
tobacco industry
política pública
middle-income countries
industria del tabaco
México
países de ingresos medianos
monitoreo epidemiológico
vigilancia de la salud
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Summary:Mexico was the first country in the Americas to sign and ratify the World Health Organization's (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2004. More than a decade later, it is appropriate to evaluate legislative and regulatory progress and the associated challenges; and also, to propose a roadmap to prioritize the problems to be addressed to achieve long-term sustainable solutions. Mexico has made substantial progress in tobacco control. However, regulations have been only weakly enforced. The tobacco industry continues to interfere with full implementation of the WHO-FCTC. As a result, tobacco consumption remains stable at about 17.6%, with a trend upwards among vulnerable groups: adolescents, women and low-income groups. The growing popularity of new tobacco products (electronic cigarettes or e-cigs) among young Mexicans is an increasing challenge. Our review reveals the need to implement all provisions of the WHO-FCTC in its full extent, and that laws and regulations will not be effective in decreasing the tobacco epidemic unless they are strictly enforced.
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ISSN:0036-3634
1606-7916
DOI:10.21149/9360