World No Tobacco Day 2022 awards | The winners

Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. This recognition takes the form of WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award and World No Tobacco Day Awards. Here are the Eastern Mediterranean Region awardees for 2022.

National Committee to Control Smoking and All Types and Products of Tobacco, jointly with the Tobacco Control Focal Point, Dr Ejlal Faisal Alalawi, Bahrain

Dr Wael Safwat Fahmy Abd Elmeguid, Egypt

Greater Amman Municipality, jointly with Royal Health Awareness Society, Jordan

Tobacco Control Programme, Tabouk, jointly with Dr Ahmed Elnagib Abdelrahim Ahmed, Saudi Arabia

Dr Ahmed Abdalla Elhassan Abdalla, Sudan

Dr Mohammed Ahmed Al-gesha, Yemen