The Wire

Public health officials from all over the Pacific met in Korea last week and 32 countries ratified a global anti-tobacco treaty. Kathryn Mulvey from US anti-tobacco lobby group InFact says it cannot become international law until it is ratified by 40 countries, and when it does it will change the way tobacco companies do business in Asia as it will affect the advertising of cigarettes and smoking rules in public places. Anne Jones from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says Australia is yet to ratify the treaty but is expected to do so after the election.