The World Conference on Tobacco Control (formerly known as the World Conference on Tobacco or Health - WCTOH), the leading Conference on tobacco control which is organised by The Union, will take place from 23-25 June 2025 with grant funding support from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The Conference attracts thousands of academics, health professionals, non-government organisations and public officials from over 100 countries. However, the last in-person Conference took place in Cape Town, South Africa in 2018. Future events were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Professor Guy Marks, President of The Union, said: “This is fantastic news for the whole tobacco control and public health community. The absence of this Conference has meant there has been no opportunity for the global tobacco control movement to gather, to report on successes, to share best practice in effective measures to control tobacco, campaign for improved resources and counter the advocacy ambitions of the tobacco industry
“The Union is uniquely placed to be able to bring the tobacco control community back together. We are extremely grateful to Bloomberg Philanthropies for their support in re-establishing this important Conference.”
Further details can be found here.