Subject: WHO - DG letter to the minister
From: "IVANUSA, Marijan" <[email-masked]>
To: Sopo Belkania; [email-masked]; a.gamkrelidze ([email-masked])
Cc: Lela Sturua; Nuka Maglakelidze ([email-masked]); Elene Zhorzholadze ([email-masked]); GVINIANIDZE, Kakha; MAUER-STENDER, Kristina; BLACK, Andrew William; KLIMIASHVILI, Rusudan
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 05:51:48 +0000

Dear colleagues,

Attached you can find the letter I have just received and was sent by the WHO Director General to the Georgian Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs.

The letter encourages the Georgian authorities to strengthen tobacco-control, ratify the Protocol on Illicit Trade and by that address the challenges of non-communicable diseases.

The letter was sent to all member states, but it is particularly timely for Georgia, having in mind the implementation of the tobacco-control legislation, with some main provisions being enforced as of 1 May 2018.

See you all in the following days, shoulder-to-shoulder in fighting for smoke free environment and consequently better health for the people of Georgia.

Best regards,

Marijan Ivanusa

WHO Representative

Head of WHO Country Office Georgia

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