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What I did
Thesis title: Implementing an International Health Treaty in Small Pacific Island Nations
Mixed methods, multiple-case study:• What variables influence the implementation of the
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in small island developing states of the Pacific?
• How do these variables affect its success or failure?• How can barriers be overcome and opportunities
utilised to ensure effective FCTC implementation?
Document analysis and key informant interviews in 4 Pacific Island countries: the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Palau, Nauru
(Some of) what I foundIn the small Pacific Island countries examined:
Significant achievements in tobacco control policy; but some more than others
Tobacco control provisions in the international treaty remain highly relevant and needed
Capacity constraints: need to be efficient and strengthen cost-effective tobacco control provisions
Multi-sectoral networks and partnerships need to be strengthened
Limited (public) pro-tobacco advocacy, but also limited anti-tobacco advocacy
Tobacco control policies need to be strengthened from the bottom up
Political theory is under-utilised but valuable to public health
What I learnt
Short term pain but long term gain A rewarding journey and valuable
opportunity for learning and professional development
More questions than answers Persistence, hard work, self-belief
and are key “The journey of a thousand miles
begins with one step” – Lao Tzu
Who I’d like to thank
CAPHIA
School of Medicine, Deakin University
All individual participants
Ministries of Health in the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Palau, Nauru
Cook Islands Tobacco Control Working Group, Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Palau
My supervisor, Evelyne de Leeuw
Co-supervisor - Hans Lofgren and Adviser - Simon Barraclough
My family and friends