WHO Press conference
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of the World Health Organization Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic-2019
Embargo until Friday, 26 July 2019 - 7pm Geneva time / 5 pm GMT The report analyses progress by countries to implement the most effective tobacco control measures, and the latest edition has a specific focus on services to help people to quit tobacco use
The official launch of the report will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 26 July 2019. A copy of the report – under embargo until 7pm Geneva time – can be obtained by contacting Paul Garwood from the WHO Department of communication on garwoodp@who.int
Dr Vinayak Prasad, Programme Manager, WHO tobacco control unit Dr Dongbo Fu, Tobacco cessation Expert, WHO tobacco control unit
The official launch of the report will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 26 July 2019. A copy of the report – under embargo until 7pm Geneva time – can be obtained by contacting Paul Garwood from the WHO Department of communication on garwoodp@who.int
Dr Vinayak Prasad, Programme Manager, WHO tobacco control unit Dr Dongbo Fu, Tobacco cessation Expert, WHO tobacco control unit
