WHO experts attend regional tobacco workshop

Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

WHO medical experts and delegates from 10 regional countries are gathering in Hanoi for a three-day workshop on building a fund for tobacco harm prevention and control, and health improvement.

Addressing the opening ceremony on Sept. 14, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen emphasised smoking has greatly damaged both economies and people’s health.

The workshop is an opportunity for regional countries to discuss the fund’s benefits in improving people’s health, said Xuyen, adding that it aims to gain international support for the establishment of the fund in Vietnam .

During the workshop, participants will discuss models and mechanisms to consolidate legal and financial environments and tobacco control programmes at national and regional levels.

In Vietnam, the Ministry of Public Health is coordinating with the Ministry of Finance to devise tobacco harm prevention and control models. The ministry is also working with other relevant ministries and sectors to implement a smoke-free environment./.

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