The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control
The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) collaborates with advocates, governments, and institutions worldwide to tackle the single greatest obstacle in tobacco control implementation: tobacco industry interference.
The health and wellness of millions worldwide should not suffer at the hands of the tobacco industry. Empower change-makers by equipping them with cutting-edge strategies and tools. The goal is to promote coherence in tobacco control policies and fight against tobacco industry interference at every level—national, regional, and global.
GGTC’s advocacy work has seen advocates succeed in numerous global campaigns: from tackling tobacco interference on COVID-19 vaccine access to promoting global health approaches free from the influence of tobacco-funded entities such as the Foundation for Smoke Free World (FSFW).
Every two years, GGTC publishes the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index (GTI). This report is a civil society-driven assessment of how public health policies are protected from the tobacco industry's influence. GGTC publishes the Handbook, which documents the best practices in countering tobacco industry interference. It also serves as a convener and key technical resource for the Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (STPA), a movement to align the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) with plastics policies. Additionally, GGTC also convenes and provides technical assistance to the Global Youth Voices (GYV), a movement of youth-led organizations representing over a million of youth worldwide, seeks to make the tobacco industry pay for the harms caused to the planet and its people, not only for those in this generation but also future generations.
From 2017 to early 2023, GGTC served as the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Article 5.3, developing tools such as the comprehensive e-learning platform on Article 5.3 and providing technical assistance to Parties in enhancing the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3. GGTC also established a Resource Database Database of tobacco industry documents and actors in line with a mandate from the 8th Session of the COP. Today, GGTC continues to offer technical assistance to countries fighting against tobacco industry interference and maintains a resource hub that offers key materials on good governance in tobacco control, such as toolkits, case studies, and much more.
GGTC is hosted by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and receives support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, among others.
The health and wellness of millions worldwide should not suffer at the hands of the tobacco industry. Empower change-makers by equipping them with cutting-edge strategies and tools. The goal is to promote coherence in tobacco control policies and fight against tobacco industry interference at every level—national, regional, and global.
GGTC’s advocacy work has seen advocates succeed in numerous global campaigns: from tackling tobacco interference on COVID-19 vaccine access to promoting global health approaches free from the influence of tobacco-funded entities such as the Foundation for Smoke Free World (FSFW).
Every two years, GGTC publishes the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index (GTI). This report is a civil society-driven assessment of how public health policies are protected from the tobacco industry's influence. GGTC publishes the Handbook, which documents the best practices in countering tobacco industry interference. It also serves as a convener and key technical resource for the Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (STPA), a movement to align the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) with plastics policies. Additionally, GGTC also convenes and provides technical assistance to the Global Youth Voices (GYV), a movement of youth-led organizations representing over a million of youth worldwide, seeks to make the tobacco industry pay for the harms caused to the planet and its people, not only for those in this generation but also future generations.
From 2017 to early 2023, GGTC served as the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Article 5.3, developing tools such as the comprehensive e-learning platform on Article 5.3 and providing technical assistance to Parties in enhancing the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3. GGTC also established a Resource Database Database of tobacco industry documents and actors in line with a mandate from the 8th Session of the COP. Today, GGTC continues to offer technical assistance to countries fighting against tobacco industry interference and maintains a resource hub that offers key materials on good governance in tobacco control, such as toolkits, case studies, and much more.
GGTC is hosted by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and receives support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, among others.
Our mission & vision
Mission
Empower change-makers with cutting-edge strategies and tools that promote policy coherence and protect health policies from industry influence—locally and globally. The health and wellness of millions must not suffer at the hands of the tobacco industry.
Vision
People enjoy the highest standard of tobacco control policies.
Our Partners
GGTC values the work it does with its partners in strategically expanding joint efforts against the tobacco industry.
WHO FCTC Secretariat
Bloomberg Philanthropies STOP
University of Bath
Vital Strategies
