Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-sharq al-mutawassiṭ
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Jan 2020
EditorialFull implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is the responsibility of all.
Although the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) came into force in 2005, the tobacco control challenge continues to escalate. Despite the fact that tobacco use is finally projected to decrease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), as indicated in the WHO Global Report on Trends in the Prevalence of Tobacco Use, the tobacco epidemic is still far from over.
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Jan 2020
Quantitative comparison of WHO tobacco control measures: lessons from the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a package of measures including 6 main policies (MPOWER) to control tobacco use. ⋯ Although many efforts have been made in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, many challenges to policy implementation and enforcement remain compared with other regions, and require urgent action by governments in the Region.
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Jan 2020
Tobacco use in school students in Afghanistan, Oman and Kuwait and association with parental monitoring: analysis of data from Global School-based Student Health surveys.
Nationally representative data are lacking on cigarette smoking in adolescents in Afghanistan, Oman and Kuwait, which are considered low-income, middle-income and high-income countries respectively of the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region. ⋯ The prevalence of tobacco use in the adolescents, especially in Kuwait, suggests the need for better schoolbased health education and promotion programmes in these countries.
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Dec 2019
EditorialEffective health information systems for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals and the universal health coverage agenda.
Universal health coverage (UHC) and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) cannot be achieved without the appropriate measurement and monitoring mechanisms. At the global level, extensive attention is given to mechanisms that focus on measuring and reporting the status of SDG indicators, to help in shaping global priorities, and to steer political will and leverage for action at the national level.