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Ireland: Ministers reassert the importance of eliminating tobacco industry interference

On 28 November 2017, Catherine Byrne (Minister of State) and Dr Tony Holohan (Chief Medical Officer) signed an open letter to the Taoiseach, all Government Ministers and all heads (Secretaries General) of Government Departments.  The letter reminded the Ministers and Secretaries General of the nation’s obligation, as a WHO FCTC Ratifying Party, to implement strict and transparent interactions between the government and the tobacco industry.

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death throughout the world

 

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Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death throughout the world

"Let us tackle this epidemic"

The launch of the The Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking (WTS) Knowledge Hub (KH), a joint program between the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the American University of Beirut (AUB), wil

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Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking (WTS) Knowledge Hub WTS KH Newsletter (February, March, April & May 2018) Beirut, Lebanon   On January 15, 2016, the American University of[…]
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