WEBINAR – SAVE THE DATE
22nd September 2022 via Zoom
11.00am to 12.30 CET
Strengthening tobacco control in Europe
A Joint Action on Tobacco Control (JATC2) event
hosted by the Health Service Executive (Ireland)
Speakers
- European Commission B2 – Cross-border health care and Tobacco Control
- WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Secretariat of WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
- Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control
Objectives
- To set the scene on European Tobacco Control
- To outline the aims and objectives of JATC2
- To discuss global and European progress, enablers and barriers
- To develop collaborations
- To showcase best practice
Contact: info.ntco@hse.ie
Registration for this event will open on 23rd August, so be sure to mark your calendars now. More information including how to register is coming soon.
We look forward to seeing you at this webinar.
STRENGTHENING TOBACCO CONTROL IN EUROPE
Joint Action on Tobacco Control 2 – A webinar to launch a webinar Series
Date: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Start time: 11 am το 12:30 CET (DUBLIN time+ 1hour)
Background:
- This is the 1st webinar of a series of 5 focusing on FCTC articles of significant importance to EU MS. Through this series we will engage with international experts to highlight best practices and lessons learned so as to assist EU MS actions. In addition, exemplars in ‘end game’ initiatives will be invited to present their rationales and ideas at such webinars so as to help foster policy development in the EU
- It is our aim to develop collaborations with national, regional and international bodies, stakeholders and organisations related to forward looking FCTC based and endgame strategies
Programme
Structure and tentative speakers:
- Opening : Annmarie Part HSE Ireland
- Welcome and Introduction : Chair – Maurice Mulcahy HSE Ireland
- Presentations (15mins x 4)
Speaker Topic Ana Duarte or Matus Ferech. European Commission, Tobacco Control Unit The Joint Action on Tobacco’ aims and objectives Angela Cobanu, WHO European Regional Office The NCD burden in Europe related to tobacco use. Plus the emergence and impact of novel products Tibor Szilagyi or nominee Secretariat WHO FCTC Global progress report on FCTC 2021 Mary Assunta, Head of Global Research and Advocacy at Global Center for Good Governance. Global tobacco interference index 2021. Plus learnings from Regional tobacco in SEAR - Discussion forum (30 minutes)
Target Audience: JATC2 partners, member state representatives on tobacco control, other tobacco control stakeholders.