Smoking cessation services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: highlights and findings from the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019

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dc.coverageCairo
dc.creatorAhmad Al Mulla
dc.creatorNorr Hassan Yassoub
dc.creatorDongbo Fu
dc.creatorFatimah El Awa
dc.creatorRaouf Alebshehy
dc.creatorMahmoud Ismail
dc.creatorCharles P. Fraser
dc.date2023-06-06T13:34:04Z
dc.date2023-06-06T13:34:04Z
dc.date2020-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T09:32:43Z
dc.descriptionThe report aimed to review and assess the status of tobacco cessation services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Nearly 70% of people in the Region have legal access to nicotine-replacement therapy but for 77% of these people the costs of the treatment are not covered. Bupropion and Varenicline are legally available in 10 and 11 EMR countries respectively. Just under 50% of people in the Region have access to at least some cessation support in primary health care facilities. Around 32% of people have access to a national toll-free quit line. Costs for cessation services are fully covered in few EMR countries; however, cessation services in the Region must be improved. Member States should aim to increase the availability of, and financial support for, cessation treatments and support, which should be prioritized in primary health care facilities
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dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifier1020-3397
dc.identifier1687-1634 (online)
dc.identifierhttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/368757
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.26719/2020.26.1.110
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/232146
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorld Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
dc.relationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal
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dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Health Organization
dc.subjectNoncommunicable Diseases
dc.subjectWorld Health Organization
dc.subjectPrimary Health Care
dc.subjectHealth Facilities
dc.subjectNicotine
dc.titleSmoking cessation services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: highlights and findings from the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019
dc.typeJournal articles

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