Tobacco-free generation:

“Independent and rigorous information for a world free of tobacco”

Tobacco-free generation: our project

Responsible for 68,000 deaths annually in France, 9,500 in Switzerland, nearly 13,000 in Quebec, and 15,000 in Belgium, tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable premature death worldwide. Africa, still grappling with infectious diseases, is rapidly embracing tobacco use, with a projected surge in smoking-related mortality expected.

At the same time, tobacco cultivation and trade are obstacles to sustainable development and a major source of air, soil and water pollution. Finally, tobacco consumption is a factor and marker of poverty because it comes at the expense of more essential consumer goods and services.

To counter this industrial epidemic, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) describes and recommends measures whose effectiveness has been scientifically demonstrated to reduce tobacco consumption. Its Article 4.7 emphasizes the role of civil society and Article 12 emphasizes the importance of education, communication, training and public awareness.

Developed by the National Committee Against Smoking (CNCT), the Génération sans tabac website is the first French-language platform for information on the issues of tobacco and nicotine products.

This project is financially supported by the Tobacco Control Fund, now the Addiction Control Fund. It is being carried out in partnership with the Smoke-Free Partnership (SFP), the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), the African Tobacco Control Alliance, and the Alliance Against Fire. The project benefits from the expertise of Thomas Laurenceau, former editor-in-chief of the magazine 60 Million Consumers, and Professor Jacques Cornuz of the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV).

In a world where information channels are readily used, with manipulated information, for commercial purposes, Génération sans tabac pursues a triple requirement: independence, transparency and scientific rigor.

Various scientists were involved in this project:

Daouda Elhadj Adam: Senior Expert Technical Advisor for Tobacco Control at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Representative of French-speaking Africa within the Alliance for the Framework Convention, N'Djamena Chad
Prof. Reto Auer: Bern Institute of Family Medicine (BIHAM) of the University of Bern and University Center for General Medicine and Public Health (Unisanté), Lausanne
Professor Christian Ben Lakhdar, Professor of Economics at the University of Lille II
Florence Berteletti-Kemp, Director for Advocacy, World Heart Federation
Pr Jacques Cornuz, University Center for General Medicine and Public Health (Unisanté), Lausanne
Pascal Diethelm, President of OxySuisse, Vice-President of the National Committee Against Smoking, founding member of the Alliance for the Framework Convention
Fabrice K. EBEH, PhD, Director of ANCE Togo, National Alliance of Consumers and the Environment, Lome
Dr Xavier Elharrar, Hospital Practitioner, Pays d'Aix Hospital Center
Anca Friedlaender-Toma, Director of the European Smokefree Partnership coalition, Brussels
Professor Karine Gallopel-Morvan, University Professor (Social Marketing), School of Advanced Studies in Public Health, Honorary Professor, University of Stirling (Scotland); ;
Luk Joossens, Senior Expert in Tobacco Control for the Association of European Leagues Against Cancer and Smokefree Partnership, Brussels
Prof. Loïc Josseran, University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines (UVSQ), President of the Alliance Against Tobacco
Catherine Hill, Epidemiologist, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif
Dr Anne Laurence Le Faou, University Lecturer-Hospital Practitioner, Head of the Ambulatory Addiction Center, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, APHP.Centre-Université de Paris, President of the French-Speaking Society of Tobacco.
Professor Yves Martinet, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Nancy, President of the National Committee Against Smoking, President of Grand Est Sans Tabac, Honorary President of Contre Feu, President of the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of Nancy
Sylviane Ratte, Senior Expert, Director of the European Regional Office Vital Strategies, Paris
Dr Annie Sasco, Epidemiologist, Research Director, University of Bordeaux
Professor Daniel Thomas, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Paris, Vice-President of the National Committee Against Smoking, Vice-President of Contre Feu
Dr Nathalie Wirth, Tobacco specialist, Tobacco Coordination Unit, CHRU, Nancy

Tobacco-free generation:

“Independent and rigorous information for a world free of tobacco”

Tobacco-free generation: our project

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