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Mini-exhibition featuring tobacco control activities being
viewed by the dignitaries and invited guests.
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On 31 May 2009, the Ministry of Health, Myanmar, in close collaboration
with WHO Country Office, organized the official commemoration ceremony of the
World No Tobacco Day 2009 at the conference hall of the Ministry of Health,
Nay Pyi Taw. The ceremony was attended by H.E.
Minister for Health, Prof Kyaw Myint, H.E. Deputy Minister for Health, Prof
Mya Oo, Directors-General and senior officials from the Ministry of Health,
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Sports and other
ministries, representatives from the Myanmar Women Affairs Federation,
Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association and other non-governmental
organizations. In addition, nearly 400 people representing the civil society
and community members were also present at the occasion.
First, H.E. Prof Kyaw Myint, the Minister for Health gave
a speech highlighting the progress of tobacco control programme
in Myanmar
being carried out by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with WHO. He gave special emphasis to the activities related to
health warnings on dangers of tobacco use. He also recalled the key successes
in the area, including the formulation and passing of the “Control of Smoking
and Consumption of Tobacco Product Law”.
Later, Prof Adik Wibowo, WHO Representative to Myanmar, read
out the message from Dr Samlee Plianbangchang,
the Regional Director for WHO South East Asia Region, on the occasion of
World No Tobacco Day 2009. In the message, the facts and figures on
prevalence of tobacco use in the South-East Asia Region and activities being
carried out by the Member States concerning tobacco control measures and enforcement
of the rules, specifically related to pictorial and textual health warnings
on tobacco products.
After the ceremony, the dignitaries and invited guests
viewed the mini-exhibition displayed by the Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) Programme of the Ministry of Health featuring various
tobacco control activities that took place in the recent years.
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