Introduction 5
Why Do We Need Sustainable Funding for Health Promotion? 6
Setting Up a Health Promotion Fund: Common Questions from Policy Makers 8
Purpose of the Fund
Health Promotion Fund or Tobacco Control Fund 13
a) Health Promotion Fund 13
b) Tobacco Control Fund 13
Sources of Funding
Why is a surcharge dedicated tax a better mechanism for health promotion? 14
Types of funding source for health promotion foundation 14
What Governance Mechanism Will Work in your country?
1) As an autonomous agency 15
2) As a unit within government structure 15
3) A hybrid or composite model (combination of 16
an autonomous body and a unit within government structure)
Recommendation 16
Applications of Organizational and Funding Models 17
References 23
About Southeast Asia Initiative on Tobacco Tax (SITT) 23