, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide … tobacco leaf. The knowledge note series is funded under the Health Tax Workstream of the World Bank's Global Tax Program …

not know that tobacco causes disease and premature death. Many others know little beyond a vague notion that "smoking is …). There is a clear need for effective ways to inform and alert smokers and provide information on how to reduce their tobacco …-related health risks. Strongly worded, specific, large label information on tobacco product packages provides important public health …

This paper examines health provider payment reforms in China the present system and how it evolved, and changes that … government budget payment methods. This is followed by an examination of what has worked in China and elsewhere. The concluding … discussion considers lessons for China and next steps. Many policy instruments and reforms have been implemented to use National …

Compared with developed economies, health expenditure in China is not particularly high on a per capita basis or as a … high on a per capita basis or as a percentage of GDP. China's exceptionally high rate of pharmaceutical expenditure has … priority for China's health policymakers. Several factors are discussed for reforming this system based on lessons from recent …

China's 12th five-year plan (2011-2015) aims to promote inclusive, equitable growth and development by placing an … multisectoral response to NCDs in China to help achieve the ultimate goal of 'harmonious' development and growth …

continuously or frequently exposed to tobacco smoke at work. In France, where there are laws restricting smoking in public spaces …Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks …, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause serious illness, disability and premature death. Tobacco causes 4 million …