
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially included Almaty into the Top Ten cities fighting against smoking, along with Mecca, Medina and Liverpool, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing Jamilya Sadykova, head of Smoking-Free Kazakhstannational coalition. Almaty has got a high international praise and joined the smoking-free Top Ten as a result of Almaty, Smoking-Free city program implementation. “Leaders from other cities could learn a lot from Almaty's example. The city has the most sustainable and long-term anti-smoking program around the whole post-Soviet territory,” WHO press-release reads. Implementation of the program was smoking among teenagers reduce from 19% in 2004 to 15% in 2008.
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially included Almaty into the Top Ten cities fighting against smoking, along with Mecca, Medina and Liverpool, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing Jamilya Sadykova, head of Smoking-Free Kazakhstannational coalition.
Almaty has got a high international praise and joined the smoking-free Top Ten as a result of Almaty, Smoking-Free city program implementation. “Leaders from other cities could learn a lot from Almaty's example. The city has the most sustainable and long-term anti-smoking program around the whole post-Soviet territory,” WHO press-release reads.
Implementation of the program was smoking among teenagers reduce from 19% in 2004 to 15% in 2008.