Join us on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 10:00 am (EDT) on the webinar WHO clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation and country-level implementation. In July 2024, WHO released its first-ever clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults, providing a comprehensive set of technical guidance for WHO Member States to support 1.25 billion adult tobacco users to quit. This webinar engages policymakers, tobacco control staff, and tobacco cessation service providers and managers in discussing the guideline recommendations and country-level implementation.
Objectives of the webinar
- To disseminate WHO cessation guideline recommendations.
- To share WHO policies and tools that are relevant for WHO cessation guideline implementation.
- To share actionable insights for implementing WHO cessation guideline in countries.
- To facilitate dialogue for identifying challenges and exploring practical solutions for implementing WHO cessation guideline at the country level.
How to participate
- DAY: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- TIME: 10:00 a.m. (Washington, DC time or EDT) [See the bottom of this page for times in other cities]
- LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, and Portuguese with simultaneous interpretation in those languages
- REGISTRATION: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zywOZFNfTvWQbI23lWKHGg#/registration
Agenda
Chair: Adriana Bacelar Gomes, Specialist in Tobacco Surveillance, PAHO
10:00 a.m. Welcome and session introduction
- Vinayak Prasad, Unit Head, No Tobacco Unit, Department of Health Promotion and Social Determinants, WHO
10:05 a.m. Presentations
- Tim MacAfee, United States: WHO clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults
- Dongbo Fu, WHO: Tobacco cessation medications listed on WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
- Simone Claire, WHO: WHO digital tobacco cessation tools
10:30 a.m. Discussant commentary
- Eduardo Blanco, Uruguay: How to implement WHO cessation guideline in countries?
10:35 a.m. Question and Answer
Time in other cities
- 7:00 a.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver
- 8:00 a.m. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San José (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 9:00 a.m. – Bogotá, Panama City, Kingston, Lima, Quito
- 10:00 am. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, Nassau, Ottawa, San Juan, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.,
- 11:00 a.m. – Asunción, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
- 4:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid
For other cities, please check the local time on this link.