Algerian associations and health professionals are intensifying nationwide efforts against tobacco use, coinciding with World No Tobacco Day on May 31st. These initiatives primarily focus on raising public awareness, implementing preventative measures, and offering cessation support to reduce the prevalence of smoking, especially among young people.<\/p>\n
DZWatch has learned that various anti-smoking organizations are relentlessly working to mitigate tobacco's health impact. Dr. Rachid Sadaoui, President of the Algerian Association for Respiratory Patients (AASMA-Resp), underscored that World No Tobacco Day serves as a crucial opportunity to educate the public on the dangers of smoking and promote tobacco-free lifestyles. Algerian specialists are actively participating by organizing diverse activities to inform citizens about the critical links between tobacco and various diseases, including cancer, asthma, lung infections, and allergies, while also highlighting the severe environmental repercussions of tobacco production.<\/p>\n
In a significant outreach initiative, AASMA-Resp held several meetings and seminars in the Djelfa province from May 21st to 23rd, centered on health, sports, and culture. Experts at the University of Djelfa delivered crucial information on respiratory diseases and diabetes, emphasizing anti-smoking awareness. Dr. Sadaoui also announced a multidisciplinary medical caravan in the municipality of Zekkar, Djelfa, which traveled to neighboring towns, providing free consultations. Smokers were notably offered complimentary laser cessation services.<\/p>\n
Youth remain a priority target for these campaigns, which have included events such as a 20 km marathon. Dr. Sadaoui has called for the reinstatement of national anti-smoking campaigns, stressing the heightened dangers of passive smoking and the urgent need for a comprehensive strategy to curb the phenomenon. He also advocated for sports participation and healthy eating habits as vital components of public health.<\/p>\n
Algeria's commitment to combating tobacco is well-established. The nation ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in June 2006, committing to implementing all necessary measures to reduce smoking prevalence and its health and economic consequences. Furthermore, with WHO support, Algeria developed a multisectoral national plan for controlling non-communicable disease risk factors (2015-2019) and a national tobacco cessation strategy in 2017, providing healthcare professionals with practical tools and training guides.<\/p>\n
Related topics:<\/strong> Algeria public health, anti-tobacco campaigns, World No Tobacco Day, smoking cessation, youth health, WHO tobacco framework<\/p>\n DZWatch provides English-language coverage of Algeria-focused developments for international readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DZWatch reports on Algeria’s robust campaigns for World No Tobacco Day, featuring national associations’ efforts in awareness, prevention, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economie-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}