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Webinar Reminder: Tobacconomics and PAHO (The Caribbean)

Upcoming Webinar Reminder
Spotlight on the Caribbean
Don't miss out!

Join us this Thursday, March 4th at 8:30am CST/ 9:30am EST to hear presenters from
  • Tobacconomics,
  • Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and
  • ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
discuss cigarette tax policies in the Caribbean.

Register for the event here
Cigarette Tax Scorecard

The first edition of the Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard, released in December of 2020, grades countries' cigarette tax policies on a five-point scale, using the four key components of absolute price, changes in affordability, tax share of price and tax structure.

The Caribbean is performing below the global average, and while there is variation across the region, there are opportunities for improvement in nearly every country for each of the components of tobacco tax best practices highlighted in the Scorecard. Improved cigarette taxation will save many lives from tobacco-induced diseases, save substantial health care costs, and increase productivity. Increased tobacco taxes will also raise additional revenues, which can be allocated to health and development, perhaps especially during and after the difficult COVID-19 crisis.

Dr. Frank Chaloupka, the lead author of the Scorecard, will present findings from these countries during the webinar. Mr. Maxime Roche from PAHO will provide a regional overview of tobacco taxation. Dr. Abdullahi Abdulkadri from ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean will reflect on these findings from the perspective of development. 

View the new regional policy brief here

About Tobacconomics 

Based in the Health Policy Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), the Tobacconomics team conducts economic research to shape global tobacco control policies, and we also partner with economic policy think tanks in low- and middle-income countries to build the local evidence base for more effective tobacco tax systems. UIC is a partner of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use.

About Pan American Health Organization

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), founded in 1902, is the world’s oldest international public health agency. It provides technical cooperation and mobilizes partnerships to improve health and quality of life in the countries of the Americas. PAHO serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). The Tobacco Control team works to accelerate the implementation of cost-effective interventions to help reduce the burden of disease, death, and economic consequences caused by tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke in the Americas Region.

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