On the third day of #WHA79, FIP hosted it's third side event on implementing the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and broader non-communicable disease prevention targets by integrating the pharmacy workforce.

FIP CEO Catherine Duggan moderated the event, which featured presentations from Hebe Gouda, WHO technical officer: Tobacco Free Initiative, FCTC Secretariat Atobor Szilagyi, FIP vice presidents Luís Lourenço and John Pieper, Roshan Varghese, Kenvue, and Virginia Olmos, Uruguayan Association of Chemistry and Pharmacy and FIP vice president.

During this event, FIP launched the first episode of a CPD bite series for pharmacists on supporting tobacco cessation. The episode focuses on understanding the impact of second- and third-hand tobacco exposure on family members.

The event was supported by unrestricted funding from Kenvue.