Lead Milestones/ Priority action Activities Relevant sector Time frame Sector Output 2020 Objective 1: Reduce tobacco use Monitor tobacco use Refer to action 3 in strategic objective 4 Raise tobacco taxes Return to the simple uniform tax system instead of the MOHP WHO 2017- of workshops, missions held to raise current tier system Ministry of 2021 issue of the simple uniform tax system Finance Implement regular increase in tobacco tax rates on all MOHP WHO 2017-2021 governmental documents and fact sheets tobacco products directly proportional to national Ministry of on tobacco tax status inflation rate. Finance Health earmarking of a portion of the revenues from MOHP WHO 2017-2021 of legislations concerning Health tobacco taxes, to funding national health system Ministry of earmarking to increase a portion of the revenues including national tobacco control programs. Finance from tobacco taxes, to fund health system Provide health Increase display area of pictorial health warning on all MOHP WHO of workshops, missions held to raise Information and tobacco products packages issue of the Increase display area of pictorial health Warnings the warning on all tobacco products packages dangers of tobacco Develop and run a Public awareness campaign using MOHP MCIT 2018 Available plan of public awareness new emerging communication formats for mass media WHO campaigns using new emerging communication campaign as digital media, which includes, SMS, formats websites and social media tools such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, blogging platforms and mobile apps. Produce Health education material and distribute in all 2018 Developed New health education possible facilities all over Egypt. materials for all possible facilities all over Egypt of new updated health education materials delivered in schools, PHC, centers,… Integrate awareness on tobacco control within the MOHP 2017-2021 of social change agents (Raedat Refeyat) health awareness campaigns conducted by social trained/year for household awareness campaigns change agents (Raedat Refeyat) especially in areas Develop and implement community awareness MOHP MOE, MOHESR, 2017-2021 plan of awareness campaign on campaigns with all concerned ministries targeting MOYS, MOSS, tobacco prevention and control for different target schools, youth centers, universities Egyptians Scout, groups WHO of implemented awareness campaigns in different sectors (schools, youth centers, faculties,…)
Priority action Activities Lead Sector Relevant sector Time frame Milestones/ Output 2020 Objective 1: Reduce tobacco use Monitor tobacco use Refer to action 3 in strategic objective 4 Raise tobacco taxes Return to the simple uniform tax system instead of the current tier system MOHP Ministry of Finance WHO of workshops, missions held to raise issue of the simple uniform tax system Implement regular increase in tobacco tax rates on all tobacco products directly proportional to national inflation rate. MOHP Ministry of Finance WHO 2017-2021 governmental documents and fact sheets on tobacco tax status Health earmarking of a portion of the revenues from tobacco taxes, to funding national health system including national tobacco control programs. MOHP Ministry of Finance WHO 2017-2021 of legislations concerning Health earmarking to increase a portion of the revenues from tobacco taxes, to fund health system Provide health Information and Warnings the dangers of tobacco Increase display area of pictorial health warning on all tobacco products packages MOHP WHO 2017- 2021 of workshops, missions held to raise issue of the Increase display area of pictorial health warning on all tobacco products packages Develop and run a Public awareness campaign using new emerging communication formats for mass media campaign as digital media, which includes, SMS, websites and social media tools such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, blogging platforms and mobile apps. MOHP MCIT WHO 2018 Available plan of public awareness campaigns using new emerging communication formats Produce Health education material and distribute in all possible facilities all over Egypt. 2018 Developed New health education materials for all possible facilities all over Egypt of new updated health education materials delivered in schools, PHC, centers,… Integrate awareness on tobacco control within the health awareness campaigns conducted by social change agents (Raedat Refeyat) MOHP 2017-2021 of social change agents (Raedat Refeyat) trained/year for household awareness campaigns especially in areas Develop and implement community awareness campaigns with all concerned ministries targeting schools, youth centers, universities MOHP MOE, MOHESR, MOYS, MOSS, Egyptians Scout, WHO 2017-2021 plan of awareness campaign on tobacco prevention and control for different target groups of implemented awareness campaigns in different sectors (schools, youth centers, faculties,…)
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