The Chamber of Deputies adopted, on Feburary 9, during a plenary session held under the chairmanship of Speaker Mr. Foued Mebazaa, a draft bill providing for Tunisia’s ratification of the World Health Organization (WHO) convention aiming at fighting against smoking.
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The Chamber of Deputies adopted, on Tuesday, during a plenary session
held under the chairmanship of Speaker Mr. Foued Mebazaa, a draft bill
providing for Tunisia’s ratification of the World Health Organization
(WHO) convention aiming at fighting against smoking.
This convention aims at promoting international cooperation in the
protection of current and future health, social, economic and
environmental effects of smoking.
It deals with the setting up of a series of legislative, executive and
administrative measures to reduce the use of tobacco and promote the
fight against tobacco marketing.
During the event, Mr. Mondher Zenaidi, Minister of Public Health,
stressed that this convention goes with Tunisia’s plans to fight
against smoking through the implementation of a national legislation in
this sector.
He said that the Head of State’s initiative to proclaim 2009, as the
year to fight against tobacco has been welcomed by the World Health
Organization.
The minister added that a new draft law on the prohibition of all forms
of tobacco advertising, sales of cigarettes for children in addition to
the action plan in collaboration with the Ministry of Education to
raise awareness on the effects of tobacco in schools.
Mr. Zenaidi said that the President Ben Ali’s initiative to proclaim
2010, as the year to fight against cancer, represents the best
opportunity to combat smoking.
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