New materials to support the implementation of Article 20 The WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub on Surveillance has published new materials on implementing Article 20 of […]

Welcome to the Knowledge Hub blog! The WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub on Surveillance has launched a new blog platform to enhance the visibility of the […]

Updates on the Knowledge Hub’s website The Knowledge Hub has updated its website this spring. The website now provides an extended collection of information and resources […]

COVID-19 and tobacco surveillance The chronic conditions and the weakened immune response caused by tobacco use predispose smokers to severe respiratory infections. Based on the available […]

World No Tobacco Day award to Finland Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the […]

Date: Sep 18, 2019 Time: 3:00 P.M (GMT+3) Topic: “Health Effects of Waterpipe Tobacco Use”  Objectives: Increase public awareness on the health harmful consequences of tobacco use. To reduce […]

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Regulations & Challenges & Illicit tobacco trade and taxation in the EMR Beirut, Lebanon 06-09  November/2018   The WHO FCTC Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Knowledge […]

  Check the full report: WHO-FCTC-Regulatory-Practices-on-water-pipes Executive summary This report, prepared by the WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub on Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking (KH-WTS), summarizes the global […]

We are very excited about the Monitoring and Combating WTS through Taxation and the GTSS roundtable discussion. Seventh EMPHNET Regional Conference Short Agenda Please note that our […]

Use this link to read the full article chalak et al 2021_DCE ABSTRACT Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking rates in the Eastern Mediterranean region are among the […]