Technical note on the call to action on electronic cigarettes

Overview

The background information document on the call to action on electronic cigarettes is an accompanying document to call to action on electronic cigarettes which was issued on 4 December 2023. The call to action, calls notes that urgent and strong decisive action to prevent uptake of e-cigarettes, which are harmful to health, should be taken to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health harms to the population.

This document provides detailed information on the evidence and factors underpinning the guidance provided, which includes WHO’s work with numerous independent experts, relevant recommendations of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation and relevant decisions of Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. This document should be read alongside the call to action on electronic cigarettes.