World No Tobacco Day
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No. 25 – May 2002
present ideas on how countries can actualize World No Tobacco Day WHO policies in concrete situations and how 31 May 2002 – Tobacco-free sports the involvement of pharmacists can make a difference to the public/patient, focusing the The World No Tobacco Day priority agenda items mental health, active campaign for 2002 is aimed at ageing and rational use of medicines. cleaning sports of all forms of tobacco, tobacco consumption and exposure to second-hand smoke, and tobacco advertis- ing, promotion, and marketing.
The overall aim of this yearly celebration is to inform the public on the dangers of using to- bacco, what WHO is doing to fight the tobac- co epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living. WHO is joined in the campaign Rundetaarn, Copenhagen by a wide range of international partners.
Improved diabetes care National drug policy The PharmaDiaß Protocol and Guidelines Im- A practical guideline on developing a national proved Quality in drug policy was recently published by the Diabetes Care, World Health Organization. The publication The Pharmacist in How to develop and implement a National the St. Vincent Drug Policy is designed to take health profes- Team, dated June sionals, policy-makers and researchers 2001, is now avail- through the process of planning, developing, able in the revised implementing and monitoring a comprehen- version, which was sive policy framework based on a country’s approved by the unique needs, priorities and resources. Key Forum at the 10th policy components are discussed, including Annual Meeting. In selection of essential drugs, affordability, fi- a couple of days it nance and supply, regulation and quality as- can be accessed directly at the Forum’s Web surance, rational use, research, human re- site: www.euro.who.int/europharm sources, monitoring and evaluation. The guidelines examine both ongoing problems and new challenges and present strategies Health as a human right and practical approaches that can be used to A EuroPharm Forum symposium improve the situation. It also includes advice The symposium Health as a human right – and references to other sources of more de- the WHO response takes place in Copenha- tailed technical information. The publication is gen, Denmark on 5 October 2002 as part of available from WHO, Marketing & Dissemina- the 11th Annual Meeting of EuroPharm For- tion, Geneva, e-mail: [email protected] um. Two keynotes will address the trends in EuroPharm Forum Secretariat health policy and health systems develop- WHO Regional Office for Europe ment, and look at key strategies in health Scherfigsvej 8, DK–2100 Copenhagen, Denmark care provision. The keynotes speakers will Manager – Ida Gustafsen be challenged by two reactions on pharma- Tel: +45 3917 1515 Fax: +45 3917 1855 cists’ responsiveness before the focus will Email: [email protected] change to practice. Three speakers will http://www.euro.who.int/europharm