Society for Combating Smoking, Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases
The Society for Combating Smoking, Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases is one of the leading associations in the field of medical and social work in combating smoking, tuberculosis and chest diseases since its establishment in 1966, registered under No. 76 of 1966.
- The association strives to contribute to creating better living conditions for Egyptian society, in addition to developing a healthy society and a sound environment, and bringing about a change in ways of thinking, working, and living, through
- Promoting community awareness about the harms of smoking
- Contributing to efforts to combat tuberculosis and chest diseases
- Providing material, cultural, social and psychological support for patients with tuberculosis and chest diseases and providing in-kind support of medical supplies to chest hospitals and centres.
- Coordination with decision makers and stakeholders.
- Benefiting from the experiences of other associations
- Taking the initiative to open all channels of cooperation with similar associations and centers locally and globally
- The Egypt Observatory for Tobacco Control is an observatory that provides updated information on activities and developments in the smoking industry that could have an impact on tobacco control policies. By establishing this observatory, we aim to monitor and explore the interference of the smoking industry in anti-smoking activities in Egypt, and the system for monitoring and reporting activities. And the tactics of the smoking industry in Egypt.
