Oman: Plain packaging implemented
Plain packaging of tobacco products came into effect in Oman in April 2024. The measure is in accordance with Ministerial Decision 67/2023 Deeming an Omani Standard Specification Binding.
Waterpipe and cigarette epigenome analysis reveals markers implicated in addiction and smoking type inference
A new Waterpipe work has been just published in Environment International (which ranks top 2% in its field based on Scopus).
This work is jointly led by IARC-WHO and AUB and involved a dynamic exchange of expertise and students.
It helps raise awareness about the health risks of waterpipe, how it impacts our DNA, and how its effects can be different from cigarettes, even though both are tobacco-based.
Here are some useful links to the work:
-Link to the publication: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023005330?via%3Dihub
-YouTube Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-cH89hJCA&ab_channel=ScienceforHealth
-Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Akram_Ghantous/status/1730583694404989287?t=w7KZPHRL6sWzJu4O2RtBDw&s=19
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Report Reveals Lagging Progress in Addressing Tobacco's Environmental Impact
By Raquel Gurgel | 19 April, 2024
Databases for implementation of the Protocol - User Guides and access
Pursuant to decisions FCTC/MOP1(9) and FCTC/MOP2(7), the Convention Secretariat has developed the following:
Database of experts and institutions for implementation of Article 19 (Liability) of the WHO FCTC - User guide and access
Pursuant to decision FCTC/COP7(11), the Convention Secretariat has developed a Database of experts and institutions that can provide Parties, upon request, with technical assistance related to tobacco industry liability.