National Program for Tobacco Control in the Republic of Uzbekistan for 20082012 Mr.Mamutov R.Sh. Dir

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National Program for Tobacco Control in the
Republic of Uzbekistan for 2008-2012
Mr.Mamutov R.Sh. Director, National Centre for
Tobacco Control
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Objectives

• Tactical
• Reduce tobacco consumption among male smokers
  aged 15 by 0.5 per year
• Strategic
• Reduce morbidity and mortality rates related to
  tobacco consumption

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Indicators

• Addiction to tobacco consumption among teenagers
  and adults. Base level is 21 of adult male
  smokers in 2005
• National statistic data of tobacco products sales.

Source Consequences of tobacco consumption to
population health and economy in Uzbekistan.
Report by the MoH (Republic of Uzbekistan) and
World Bank, 2007, Tashkent
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Tasks of the Program

• Regulating domestic market of finished tobacco
  products
• Regulating export operations for manufactured
  cigarettes
• Changing behavior of target groups
• Organizing medical and psychological care
  provision to people aiming to overcome tobacco
  addiction
• Establish international cooperation under the
  National Program for Tobacco Control
• Managing and financing the National Program for
  Tobacco Control.

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Concept of the Program

• Limiting access of tobacco products, especially
  among children and youth.
• Overall prohibition on tobacco advertising and
  promotion in all mass media.
• Providing access to information concerning the
  hazards of tobacco consumption and indicating the
  benefits of quitting it via mass media, including
  anti-advertising.
• Increasing number of non-smoking areas,
  smoke-free public and work places to reduce the
  risk of smoke exposure.
• Facilitating smokers who wish to quit in order to
  reduce cigarette consumption.
• Publishing and disseminating scientifically
  justified evidences of risks caused by active
  smoking and exposure to passive smoking.

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Strategy of the National Program for Tobacco
Control in the Republic of Uzbekistan for
2008-2012.
Increasing smoke-free public and work places to
reduce passive smoking exposure
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Expected outputs

• In the short- to midterm
• The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
  ratified
• Activity of the Government of the Republic of
  Uzbekistan coordinated with activities of the
  world community in tobacco control in the
  framework of the Warsaw Declaration Tobacco Free
  Europe and WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
  Control
• Illegal import and export of tobacco products
  reduced as a result of cooperation with the world
  community under the Warsaw Declaration Tobacco
  Free Europe
• Control of production and sale of nasvai
  established
• Tax proceeds in the state budget (from direct and
  indirect taxation) increased
• Medical and psychological care organized for all
  people willing to overcome tobacco addiction via
  a guaranteed package of services provided at
  primary health care level
• Active consumption of tobacco products reduced
  and passive smoking, especially among young women
  and children, prevented.
• In the long-term (in 10 15 years)
• Behavior stereotype changed in young people for
  the sake of healthy life-style development
• Tobacco related morbidity and mortality rates
  reduced
• Socio-economical status of the Republic improved.