Themed “INVESTING IN PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS; Building momentum towards the Framework Convention on Alcohol Control” GAPC 2021 will build on the interesting national alcohol policy scene in South Africa and draw the best from the global context to create a truly international conference.

GAPA Virtual Event offers interactive sessions in different time zones. Each day there will be a session with key-note speakers which will be followed by a regional session with comments from a panel of regional representatives and discussion among participants.

This year, South American countries achieved a dramatic landmark in public health: The citizens of every South American country are now protected from the dangers of secondhand smoke. Join Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to hear directly from advocates about how tobacco control movements have succeeded in strengthening tobacco control policies in Latin America and the Caribbean countries—and what challenges still lie ahead. 

Global influencers and leaders in cancer control and public health from around the world and from across governments, UN agencies, academia, non-profit organisations and private sectors will convene in order to explore how the cancer community works with and encourages governments to invest in cancer control and be innovative in their approach so they can better understand their cancer burden, improve prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer.

Cancer Research UK and our expert partners will highlight the impact tobacco has on the health and economies of countries. They will emphasise the importance of tobacco control policies, in particular, tobacco taxation, to achieving good health for all and SDG 3.4.

Illicit tobacco trade is a prevailing barrier in the implementation and success of tobacco control policies, particularly the introduction or increase of tobacco tax. It is used as an unfounded argument against the introduction of tobacco tax and as a tool to maintain access to cheap cigarettes when their price increases. This keeps smokers addicted to tobacco and at risk of cancer and other non-communicable disease, as well as making cigarettes more accessible to young people. Hear from research partners on how illicit cigarette trade operates in their countries, the impact it has on communities, and the strategies adopted to limit the impact of illicit trade on the implementation of tobacco control policies.