Month of smoking fighting in Azerbaijan to be held

The month will be timed to the World Day of smoking fighting, marked on 31 May in accordance with the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO), Trend was told.

The action will be held under the motto "Health workers of the country in fight against smoking -measures and results". In the framework of the month various contests: football, tennis tournaments, propaganda actions, organized by the Ministry will take place".

Azerbaijan is the country, which signed the European strategy on smoking fighting. The basic principle of the strategy is increase of the level of the public awareness.