Qatar - MoPH attends WHO conference on tobacco control

11/19/2021 5:37:12 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: The Ministry of Public health (MoPH) participated via videoconferencing in the 9th the conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).

Dr. Kholoud Al Mutawa, the liaison officer for WHO FCTC and MoPH head of the non-communicable diseases department, represented the MoPH at the conference.

The biennial conference is considered one of the most important international conferences to follow up on the developments and achievements of states in the field of tobacco control at the global level.
Also, the conference discusses various methods of the tobacco industry and smoking companies and the consequent weakening of national policies in the countries of the world in combating tobacco products, especially emerging products.

Qatar is one of the first Arab countries to accede to the WHO FCTC since 2003 and ratified the Protocol for the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in 2018, which reflects the country's efforts to protect all members of society from the dangers of smoking.

In this context, the State of Qatar activated several decisions, including the ban on smoking in closed public places and the prohibition of selling tobacco products to those under the age of eighteen.

Qatar has also banned the advertising or marketing of tobacco products in all media and social media. Also, MoPH, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, is conducting many preventive programmes and awareness campaigns about the dangers of smoking directed to various educational institutions, schools, and universities.

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