This report WHO's fourth in the series provides a country-level examination of the global tobacco epidemic and identifies countries that have applied selected measures for reducing tobacco use. Five years ago WHO introduced the MPOWER measures as a practical cost-effective way to scale up implementation of specific provisions of the WHO FCTC on the ground. This report focuses on enforcing bans on tobacco advertising promotion and sponsorship (TAPS). TAPS bans are one of the most powerful tools that countries can put in place to protect their populations. In the past two years impressive progress hasbeen m