On 14 August Korean Ambassador, Ms Ji-ah Paik and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WHO in support of the Organization’s COVID-19 response efforts in the African region. The new MoU follows a recent call between Dr Tedros and Mr WHO and partners to help more than 1 billion people quit tobacco to reduce risk of COVID-19
GENEVA — A new Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco aims to help the world's 1.3 billion tobacco users quit. Stopping smoking is more important than ever as evidence reveals that smokers are more likely than non-smokers to have severe outcomes from COVID-19.
The project gives people free access to nicotine replacement therapy and to Florence, a digital health worker, based on artificial intelligence that dispels myths around COVID-19 and tobacco and helps people develop a personalized plan
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Jordan , New Zealand
Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Topics: Energy, Global Health
Regions: Argentina, Canada , Chad , China, Norway , United Kingdom