{"id":2727,"date":"2018-06-01T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/who-world-no-tobacco-day-2018-awards\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:15:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:15:29","slug":"who-world-no-tobacco-day-2018-awards","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/who-world-no-tobacco-day-2018-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-4753 media-4753\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/WHO-logo-1024x329.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. This recognition takes the form of WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award and World No Tobacco Day Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The World Heart Federation would also like to thank the awardees for their great work in tobacco control for healthier hearts.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section_head1\">WHO Director-General Special award<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>His Excellency Dr Tabar\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n V\u00e1zquez, President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"section_head1\">African Region awardees<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>Professor Fastone Mathew Goma, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Zambia<\/li>\n<li>Mme Likibi-Boho Rosalie, Point Focal National de lutte antitabac, Minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 et de la Population, Congo<\/li>\n<li>Dr Nenodji Mabiro, Coordinatrice du Programme National de lutte contre le tabac, l\u2019alcool et les drogues Minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 Publique, Tchad<\/li>\n<li>Dr D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Habonimana, Maitre Assistant a la Facult\u00e9 de M\u00e9decine, Universit\u00e9 de Burundi et Directeur Ex\u00e9cutive de Health Healing Network Burundi<\/li>\n<li>Mrs Charity Aienobe-Asekharen, Health Promotion Education &amp; Community Development Initiative, Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Republic of the Gambia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"section_head1\">Region of the Americas awardees<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>Instituto de Efectividad Cl\u00ednica y Sanitaria\/Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Argentina, Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Dr Guillermo Paraje, Universidad Adolfo Iba\u00f1ez, Chile<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Public Health, Guyana<\/li>\n<li>Dr Beatriz Marcet Champagne, Executive Director of the Inter-American Heart Foundation, United States of America<\/li>\n<li>Dr Eduardo Bianco, Coordinador Regional para las Americas de la FCA, Oriental Republic of Uruguay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"section_head1\">Eastern Mediterranean Region awardees<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>Professor Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Secretary-General of Iranian Anti-Tobacco Association and Tobacco Control Research, Islamic Republic of Iran<\/li>\n<li>Dr Hamdy El-Sayed, Professor of Cardiology and Former Head of the Health Committee in the Egyptian Parliament, Egypt<\/li>\n<li>Dr Wedad Alhaj Al-Maidoor, Consultant Family Physician, Director of PHC Dubai Health Centers, Head of Tobacco Control Team, United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Dr Fadlo R. Khuri, President of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Dr Adel Mulla Husain Alturkait, Head of Health Promotion Committee, Head of Preventive Medicine Unit, Capital Region, Ministry of Health, Kuwait<\/li>\n<li>Mr Muhammad Waqas Tarar Director, Tobacco Control Cell, Pakistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"section_head1\">European Region awardees<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>His Excellency Mr Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>Nongovernmental organization Advocacy Center \u201cLife\u201d, Ukraine<\/li>\n<li>ASH Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Mrs Susanne L\u00f8gstrup, Director of the European Heart Network, Belgium<\/li>\n<li>British Heart Foundation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Dr Akaki Zoidze, Committee of Healthcare and Social Issues of the Parliament of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"section_head1\">South-East Asia Region awardees<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>Dr S.K. Arora, Additional Director, Health and State Nodal Officer, National Tobacco Control Progamme, Government of Delhi, Government of India<\/li>\n<li>The Medical Association of Thailand under the Royal Patronage, Kingdom of Thailand<\/li>\n<li>BRONKUS team of CIMSA UNS, Republic of Indonesia<\/li>\n<li>Dhamana Veshi, Urban Health Centre of Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"section_head1\">Western Pacific Region awardees<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"disc\">\n<li>Associate Professor Dr Bounkong Syhavong, Minister of Health, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic<\/li>\n<li>Professor Hu Dayi, Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, People\u2019s Republic of China<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Republic of Kiribati<\/li>\n<li>National Health Insurance Service, Republic of Korea<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Health and Tonga Health Promotion Foundation, Kingdom of Tonga<\/li>\n<li>National Cancer Center, Republic of Korea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/tobacco\/wntd\/awards-2018\/en\/\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. 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