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FIP,
representing pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists worldwide
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FIP Supports WHO Action to Promote
Smoke-Free Environments
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31 May 2007 – Today the World Health Organization is
urging all across the globe to recognize and participate in World No Tobacco
Day, held annually on May 31. This year the event will centre around the
theme SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS, with WHO and associated stakeholders
promoting this method as the ONLY effective measure to protect individuals –
including women, children, and those sharing a public or workspace – from
exposure to and risk of second-hand smoke.
There has been a recent upsurge of global awareness of the need for
tobacco-free environments, with many countries passing legislation to ban
smoking in all public areas. This comes as a drastic change from times past
when smoking was a social norm. FIP wholeheartedly supports WHO and partner
efforts in controlling the use of tobacco in public areas through adopting
smoke-free environments in all FIP related meetings, Congresses, activities
and at Headquarters.
WHO reports that tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world,
with the over 650 million global smokers eventually succumbing to the ills of
tobacco use. Furthermore, and perhaps more devastating, hundreds of thousands
of individuals die every year from disease related to exposure to second-hand
smoke.
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FIP IN ACTION
At Home and Around the World
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In addition to
promoting 100% tobacco-free environments throughout Federation activities,
FIP has made great strides in raising awareness of the devastating risks of
tobacco use, and how pharmacists around the world can play an integral part
in curbing tobacco use and encouraging smoking cessation.
Through the development of the Global Network of Pharmacists Against Tobacco
(http://www.pharmacistsagainsttobacco.org),
which aims to increase communication and interaction between professionals
working towards increasing the role of the pharmacist in anti-tobacco
activities and the joint tobacco-free declarations with multi-disciplinary
partners in the World Health Professions Alliance, FIP is making it a
priority to involve pharmacists in every step in the shared vision for a
smoke-free world.
To showcase this philosophy, this year the 67th FIP World Congress of
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (http://www.fip.org/beijing2007)
will host a half day Session on Curbing the Tobacco Pandemic – The Role of
the Pharmacist. The Session will provide a global perspective, welcoming
speakers from all areas who will bring to light the widespread threat of
tobacco use and also how pharmacists may best play a role in harm reduction
and patient support. A variety of worldwide examples will be showcased, with
topics focusing on the threat of the global smoking pandemic and the role of
pharmacists in its control, health impacts of tobacco use in China, enhancing
pharmacists’ skills, to name but a few.
Through these ongoing initiatives, FIP is dedicated to fighting tobacco use
on global level, and encourages all Members, pharmacists and pharmaceutical
scientists to be actively involved in these endeavours.
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Newsletter published by:
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
Andries Bickerweg 5, P.O. Box 84200NL, 2508 AE The
Hague, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 70 3021970.
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