The Ministry of Health and Prevention recently launched a training programme for enhancing the scientific and practical capabilities and skills of 500 doctors from its cadres, to provide smoking cessation services in clinics inside primary health care centres, based on a standardised guideline aligned with the latest methods of treatment available globally.
Speaking on the first-of-its-kind programme in the country, Dr Hussein Abdel Rahman Al-Rand, Undersecretary in the Ministry’s Health Assistant Sector, Health Centers and Clinics, said: “The training programme to develop doctors’ skills in helping those willing to quit smoking comes as part of MoHAP’s constant endeavours, alongside its relevant partners, to reduce the rate of smokers in the country, based on successful international experiences.