Quit tobacco to be a winner
Quit tobacco to be a winner 19 May 2021
In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution for Smoke-free United Nations Premises, and in 2012, the United Nations Economic and Social Council called for “system-wide coherence on tobacco control”. The creation of smoke-free campuses puts into practice the United Nations smoke-free workplace policy, which aims to protect approximately 100,000 UN staff members from second-hand tobacco smoke.
WHO and the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC have stated that no partnerships should be forged with tobacco industry front groups such as the Foundation for a Smoke Free World. PMI has committed to spending one billion USD over 12 years funding a new captive organization,\r\n the Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW) – Philip Morris International (PMI) is its sole funder – to reproduce and launder its harm-reduction messages.
Fruitful discussion between President & WHO Chief
05/07/2021 | 11:06am EDT
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Approval for Sinopharm to be given in another 3 days… The zoom discussion held between World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was very successful. The zoom meeting was held from the Presidential Secretariat, today (07). The WHO commended the government for its efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, and Dr Tedros Adhanom said that his Organization is willing to extend its fullest support to the government s initiatives in this regard. Dr Tedros commended President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his leadership in controlling COVID-19 by successfully controlling the first wave of the pandemic. The Director General said that Sri Lanka s success was discussed at conferences held under the patronage of the World Health Organization. He also said that the WHO was hopeful that the current surge in affecte
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By The World Health Organization
In a busy intensive care unit in Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Dr Samuel Getnet, 28, a newly-recruited young and energetic physician anxiously monitors the mechanical ventilators, an indispensable form of life support for COVID-19 patients with respiratory distress.
“I never thought my professional journey would bring me to the place where I’m today at the center of COVID-19 pandemic management team treating and caring for the most severely ill patients who critically need my support and care. Despite the challenges and risks, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve my people at this critical time,” he said.