Tobacco Free Initiative

Tobacco Free Initiative

The Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) was established by World Health Organization in July 1998 to focus international attention, resources and action on the global tobacco epidemic.


TFI's objective is to reduce the global burden of disease and death caused by tobacco, thereby protecting present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke. To accomplish its mission, TFI:

Provides global policy leadership;
Encourages mobilization at all levels of society; and
Promotes the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), encourages countries to adhere to its principles, and supports them in their efforts to implement tobacco control measures based on its provisions
To know more about the TFI, please visit the website of the website of the World Health Organization http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/