Health minister gets No-Tobacco Global Award
UNB, Dhaka
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has been awarded the 'No-Tobacco Global Award' by the World Health Organisation for his contribution to anti-tobacco campaign.The WHO announced the name of the winner at the 57th World Health Conference in Geneva on Thursday. He was awarded in recognition of his bold role in anti-tobacco activities and approving the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) as president of the 56th World Health Conference. The 57th conference that began on May 17 will conclude today. Resident Representative of WHO in Dhaka will formally hand over the award to the minister on May 31 on the occasion of International Anti-tobacco Day. Bangladesh is the first country to have signed the FCTC and its cabinet has already ratified it, said a press release.
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