Source: Scoop (nz)
Date: 2010-02-15
Author: Press Release: New Zealand Government

New Zealand is hosting a World Health Organisation meeting,
opening tomorrow in Auckland, aimed at promoting people to quit
smoking across more than 160 countries.

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is the first
international treaty of the WHO. . . .

The four-day meeting is for a special working group of seventy
countries, set up to spearhead the development of
scientifically-based guidelines to promote and support people to
quit smoking and providing the best ways to treat tobacco
dependence.

"I am really proud that New Zealand is stepping up to the mark,
in terms of demonstrating our support to encourage people to quit
smoking" said Hon Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Health
with delegated responsibility for tobacco control and prevention.