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Khaleda Islam

Professor, Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka
COP11: Bangladesh unites with world to protect future from tobacco
COP11: Bangladesh unites with world to protect future from tobacco

COP11: Bangladesh unites with world to protect future from tobacco

The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has officially begun in Geneva. This landmark global treaty has been pivotal in shaping the trajectory of public health. At this conference, nearly every country in the world has come together to confront one of the gravest public health threats—tobacco use, which claims millions of lives each year.