Tribune News Network
Doha
The Tobacco Cessation Centre at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), a centre accredited by the World Health Organization, organised a number of educational and health activities and events in the last quarter of 2024 to enhance community awareness and enhance public awareness about the risks of tobacco product consumption, especially new products such as electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches.
The centre also aimed to help users quit smoking and overcome this harmful habit.
The Tobacco Cessation Centre intensified awareness campaigns in educational institutions by launching a campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education across several schools in Qatar.
The campaign aimed to raise awareness, provide accurate information, and correct misconceptions about tobacco and its products, while also reducing tobacco use among youths. The campaign covered more than 15 secondary and high schools and engaged over 1,000 students through educational and interactive sessions.
These sessions emphasised the importance of awareness and highlighted promotional tricks used by some tobacco producers.
Discussions were held with students about new tobacco products such as electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches to correct misconceptions associated with them. The centre also participated in various vocational and health exhibitions held at public high schools to encourage students and teachers to adopt a healthy, nicotine-free lifestyle.
At a community level, the Tobacco Cessation Centre participated in several events alongside other institutions across Qatar to prevent tobacco use.
These events included Doha Week for Healthcare, sponsored by WISH 2024, as well as activities with the Qatar Diabetes Society, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Aspire Academy, Doha Science and Technology University, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and various departments within HMC.
The events featured educational activities such as awareness lectures to engage community members, disseminating accurate information about tobacco products, participating in health exhibitions, and distributing informational brochures.
The Tobacco Cessation Centre continues to emphasise the importance of ongoing efforts, educational activities, and providing the best health options to community members.
The centre encourages all tobacco users to take advantage of its cessation services. To book an appointment, please contact 40254981 or 50800959.
