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Friday, 11 November 2011
Fifty-Fifth Sitting of the Committee on Health and the Family
The Committee on Health and the Family held a sitting on 11 November 2011 to debate the current problems in the anti-tobacco struggle.
The sitting was held on the occasion of the visit of Haik
Nikogosian, Head of the Secretariat of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The sitting was attended by Minister of Health Prof. Dr Zoran Stankovic, representatives of the
Minister of Health Prof. Dr Zoran Stankovic stressed how important the visit of Dr Nikogosian was for
Dr Nikogosian commended the adoption of the Law on Protection of Citizens from Tobacco Smoke Exposure in 2010, highlighting
The representatives of the Commission for the Prevention of Smoking of the Ministry of Health Dr Srmena Krstev and Dr Natasa Lazarevic and the representative of the Tobacco Control Office at the “Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut” Public Health Institute of Serbia Andjelka Dzeletovic presented the activities implemented in the fight against tobacco in
In the ensuing debate the Committee members agreed that, in the year after the adoption of the Law on Protection of Citizens from Tobacco Smoke Exposure, progress has been made in the struggle against tobacco and tobacco smoke. However, the availability and low price of cigarettes, as well as the lack of strict control of the purchase of cigarettes by minors still present a problem for
The sitting was chaired by Dr Simo Vukovic, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Health and the Family.