DUBLIN, IRELAND
23 - 25 JUNE 2025
The World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 (WCTC) (formerly the World Conference on Tobacco or Health – WCTOH) will take place from 23-25 June- 2025, in the vibrant city of Dublin, Ireland. This Conference serves as a pivotal gathering for tobacco control experts, policymakers, and advocates from around the globe, providing a unique opportunity to share insights and learn about the latest evidence and expertise in tobacco control.
The Conference is organised by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The WCTC aims to deliver impactful outcomes across five key pillars:
1.
Reconnecting Stakeholders:
Providing a platform for civil society and government partners to share insights, communicate effectively, discuss challenges, and strategise collaboratively.
2.
Driving Implementation:
Accelerating the global implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and MPOWER initiatives through sharing best practices, intelligence, evidence, and data.
3.
Coordinating Research and Advocacy:
Harmonising research agendas while amplifying advocacy efforts to strengthen our collective impact.
4.
Countering Industry Interference:
Vigilantly addressing the tactics of the tobacco industry to safeguard public health policies from undue influence.
5.
Maintaining Momentum:
Ensuring that the momentum generated by the WCTC continues beyond the event through ongoing resolutions and activities that drive progress.
We invite you to be part of this significant event that promises to foster collaboration, innovation, and strategic action in tobacco control efforts worldwide
Dr. Fenton Howell is medical graduate of University College Dublin, Ireland, and completed higher specialist training in Public Health Medicine in 1991. He is the former National Tobacco Control Adviser to the Department of Health, is a Clinical Associate Professor in Public Health in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin, and is a board member of the National Cancer Registry Ireland. Dr. Fenton Howell is a Fellow of both the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is a past Dean of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland, and past President of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, the All Ireland Social Medicine Group and the Irish Medical Organization. He has previously served on the boards of ASH Ireland, the Tobacco Free Research Institute, the European Network on Smoking Prevention, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, and he chaired the Prevention Working Group for the Ireland–Northern Ireland–United States National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium.
Dr. Gan Quan, PhD, is Senior Vice President at Vital Strategies, where he leads the Tobacco Control Division, comprising a global team working with governments and civil society partners around the world to reduce tobacco use, the leading preventive cause of deaths worldwide. The Division has supported work in more than 50 low- and middle-income countries with a focus on evidence-based tobacco control policies and implementation, capacity building, and countering interference from the tobacco industry.
Dr. Gan Quan has more than 15 years of international experience in health system building, policy implementation, government partnership, and policy research. Prior to joining Vital Strategies, Dr. Gan Quan spent 14 years with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), first as Technical Advisor, then Director of China Office, and most recently as Director of Tobacco Control Department. Before joining The Union, Dr. Gan Quan was a research fellow at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at University of California, San Francisco.
