No.20.

11bisJune2,2011 MAY31,2011:CELEBRATIONOFTHEWORLDNOTOBACCODAY

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A city Modjria, Willaya Tagant about 450 km from Nouakchott had an outstanding movie this May 31, 2011. The entire population is given appointment, early in the school where tents were erected and where the classrooms were used as a framework for an exhibition of media awareness. I must say that this population is mainly the lean season and young woman much preferred targets for tobacco control. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, the Wali of Tagant, Hakem, the WHO Representative, the Emir Tagant, the Head of National Program for the Fight against Smoking and the President of the Mauritanian Society of Cardiology were present at the launching ceremony activities. Exposure to the cardiology consultation through the cross of students and the official launching ceremony, all of which were held off by the group of NGOs (Adert, IDS and ADAC).

A view of the audience

Students of the school Modjria opened the festivities by performing a song highlighting the dangers of smoking and calling for the fight against this scourge. Several speakers spoke afterwards. Mr. Ahmed Ould Kehel, Deputy Mayor and Chairman of Collective NGO welcomed the guests from afar to encourage us to preserve our health he said before detailing the program of the day. The Tagant Wali Mohamed El Moustapha Ould Mohamed Vall expressed his thanks to the organizers prior to emphasize the importance of approaching the health awareness and prevention populations. This decentralization is the only strategy that will allow messages to reach those who need it most. He expressed the hope that this event will contribute to public awareness Tagant to quit smoking and avoid diseases caused by tobacco use.

Wali in micro monitoring SG, the NTP Coordinator and Officer of Health Promotion, WHO representative

The charge of health promotion at the WHO country office Medellah Mr. Ould Bellal spoke to convey the greetings of Dr. Jean Pierre Baptiste, WHO Representative in Mauritania before reading the message from the Regional Director for Africa of WHO, Dr. Luis Gomez Sambo. In his message to the Regional Director, after giving an overview of the dangers of smoking is responsible for 90% of lung cancers, 70% of cases of chronic bronchitis and emphysema and 25% of cases of ischemic heart disease, said that the Convention is an international law that confers obligations on countries signatures and addresses measures related to the reduction of both supply and demand of tobacco. Africa has made significant progress with 23 countries in our region to ban smoking in public places 24 countries banning advertising of tobacco, promotion and sponsorship; 19 countries have developed and implemented a national program tobacco control, and 9 countries have implemented measures to prohibit access of tobacco products to minors. Dr. Sambo appealed these terms civil society "I ask civil society and nongovernmental organizations to continue to defend and monitor the full implementation of the Treaty. I also appealed to international partners to fully support countries implementing the Framework Convention. General public, I urge you to support your governments in their efforts to ratify or accede to the Convention and to fulfill their obligations. "

The responsibility for health promotion in the WHO office in micro

In his opening speech, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health Mr. Sidi Ali Ould Sidi Boubacar explained that the purpose of the day is to treat the health problems caused by tobacco use in humans in general and women in particular. He cited some of the complications associated with smoking such as heart attacks, strokes and fatal and disabling psychological injuries.

the premises of the Ministry of Health and all public and private institutions and support to national NGOs working against smoking. The Secretary General concluded his speech by thanking the ministry partners particularly the WHO for their constant support health development in the country. The NTP Coordinator Dr. Sina Boly took the floor to thank the regional authorities Tagant and NGOs that helped organize the protests and urged residents of Modjria to join the fighters who fight against the consumption of tobacco and its harmful effects. Emir Tagant Mohamed Ould Abderrahmane Ould Ahmed Soueid spoke to welcome the guests came from Nouakchott and asked the people of the Moughatta Modjria of quitting.

Emir Tagant

The ceremony was followed by the activities we illustrated by the photo report. This is the visit to the exhibition of sensitization, the arrival of the cross and free medical consultation provided by the Mauritanian Cardiovascular Society whose President Dr. Mohamed Ould Jiddou came especially to Nouakchott this end .

The students were at the forefront A poster made by NGOs

Students singing a hymn tobacco

The Convention is one of the three ships of the health side of the Another poster protection and prevention A poster symbolizing the smoking ban installed R emitted price first come the middle of the schoolyard

The arrival of the cross followed by Dr. population Jiddou in consultation

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