Al-Kuwari Mohamed Ghaith, Al-Khenji Abdulhmeed Ahmad, Al-Baker Wadha Ahmad, Bala Mohamed Osman
Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
J Public Health Res. 2024 Feb 5;13(1):22799036241229341. doi: 10.1177/22799036241229341. eCollection 2024 Jan.
Tobacco use and exposure has been known as one of the leading causes of premature mortality worldwide. Tobacco control measures have been considered one of the strategies for reducing the burden of NCDs, improving public health, and strengthening the health system's response to threats and pandemics. The State of Qatar has put tobacco control a national public health priority as it has adopted various tobacco control measures that the WHO classified as high-impact measures. This has resulted in achieving tobacco control milestones which led to constant monitoring of tobacco use and the provision of smoking cessation services at all healthcare levels. However, there is still much work to be done to fill the gaps and respond to the emergence of novel tobacco products and market strategies in an effective way. This review highlights the status of tobacco use and exposure in the State of Qatar, and focus on the progress, and challenges in the implementation of tobacco control policies and smoking cessation services between 2002 and 2022.
烟草使用和接触一直被认为是全球过早死亡的主要原因之一。烟草控制措施被视为减轻非传染性疾病负担、改善公众健康以及加强卫生系统应对威胁和大流行的策略之一。卡塔尔国已将烟草控制作为国家公共卫生优先事项，因为它采取了世卫组织列为高影响力措施的各种烟草控制措施。这已促成实现烟草控制里程碑，从而持续监测烟草使用情况并在各级医疗保健机构提供戒烟服务。然而，仍有许多工作要做，以填补空白并有效应对新型烟草产品和市场策略的出现。本综述突出了卡塔尔国烟草使用和接触的现状，并着重介绍了2002年至2022年期间烟草控制政策和戒烟服务实施方面的进展及挑战。
