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The National Centre for Health Promotion

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Tobacco Control

The Tobacco Control Unit of the National Center for Health Promotion of the Ministry of Health is the secretariat of the tobacco control committee and performs its function effectively in supporting the committee's work.

The Tobacco Control Unit also works in cooperation with relevant institutions at all levels, including national and local authorities, and national and international development partners.

What the Unit Does

The Tobacco Control Unit works actively on tobacco control in Cambodia which includes activities to educate and reduce tobacco consumption, measures to ban tobacco promotions, advertisements and sponsorship by the tobacco industry publishing health warning messages in Khmer, pictures on tobacco product packages as well as measures to ban smoking and tobacco products in the workplace or public places, etc.

Reports

  • The 2nd Tobacco Control Committee Meeting

    On Tuesday 16 November 2021, Ministry of Health of Kingdom of Cambodia with National Center for Health Promotion organized the 2nd Tobacco Control Committee Meeting under the chairmanship of H.E Dr. Ung Phyrun, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health and the Permanent Deputy Chairman of the Tobacco Control Committee and 68 members from the relevant ministries and the capital and provincial level who are members of the Secretariat Committee of the Department of Health of Administration, 25 capital-provinces and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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  • 2020 Achievements in Tobacco Control

    Achievements in tobacco control include

    1.    Placement of warning message in Khmer and a picture covering 55% of the panels of the package have been achieved based on the indicators. The Ministry of Health has issued a new guideline that requires all tobacco companies to publish a warning message in Khmer and two other warning pictures that illustrate how smoking leads to emphysema and heart issues. 

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Policies and Guidelines

  • Law on Tobacco Control

    The Law on Tobacco Control aims to identify measures to control and monitor tobacco products, create public awareness of the dangers of using tobacco products, and cooperate with the public and private sector to educate people and reduce consumption.

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