John,

Our Global Webinar Series kicks off on September 16 at 9:00 a.m. ET / 13:00 UTC with Sustainable Health Financing – and you're invited! 

Tune in as experts from around the world discuss recent successes with tobacco control budget advocacy and financing.

About This Event

September 2026 marks the one-year anniversary of the UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health. Countries are being asked to raise and allocate new funds to meet the funding gap for NCDs while foreign aid is shrinking and domestic resources are being strained. The tobacco control experience shows how budget advocacy, including advocacy for health taxes, can mobilize funding while reducing the burden of disease and its associated costs.

This webinar will explore the four steps described in the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' Budget Advocacy Toolkit for Tobacco Control: strategic planning, implementation, budget accountability and budget sustainability. Experts from around the world will describe recent successes with tobacco control budget advocacy and financing, the challenges they’ve faced and how those were overcome, and lessons that can be applied across countries and sectors.

Speakers

• Moderator: Vandana Shah, Vice President, Health Systems Strengthening, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Keynote remarks: Yolonda C. Richardson, President and CEO, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Expert panelists:
  • Labram M. Musah, Executive Director, Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana)
  • Tizita Wondwossen, Program Manager, Mathiwos Wondu Foundation, Ethiopia 
  • Huyen Doan, Việt Nam Country Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 
  • Tanya Hamada, Philippines Country Coordinator, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
    

I hope you'll join us for this conversation!

Sincerely,

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