Impressive, attractive Contest to learn about the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms in the Health Sector of Nghe An, cluster 1
(Baonghean.vn) - The Organizing Committee awarded the First Prize in Cluster 1 to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital; Second Prize to Nghe An General Friendship Hospital; Third Prize to the team of Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control - Nghe An Dermatology Hospital and the team of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital.
On November 26, in Vinh city, Nghe An Department of Health organized the 2023 Competition to learn about the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms in the Health Sector of Nghe An province, cluster 1. The competition was attended by 12 teams from 13 medical units in the province.

The contest is organized to raise awareness to strictly implement the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms; understand the harmful effects of tobacco on health, economy, environment; awareness of building a smoke-free working environment for cadres, workers, civil servants and employees of the Health sector of Nghe An province.

Through the contest, Nghe An Health Sector hopes to promote propaganda work, improve capacity for cadres, workers, civil servants and employees in communicating and mobilizing to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco in agencies, families and society; create opportunities for cadres, workers, civil servants and employees in the sector to exchange, share knowledge and practice on activities to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco.

At the contest, 12 teams competed in 3 parts: Introduction; General knowledge and understanding; Propaganda with dramatized skits... In all 3 parts, the teams excellently demonstrated their knowledge and skills.

In particular, in this skit competition, the teams not only pointed out the current situation surrounding smoking and the harmful effects of tobacco, but also praised and commended medical staff and officials in the code of conduct and good implementation of tobacco harm prevention and control; presented ideas and solutions to solve that situation. The ideas presented were all very meaningful and practical, promoting the Law on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control; measures to prevent and control tobacco harm and compliance with regulations on not using tobacco in medical facilities.

At the end of the contest, the Organizing Committee awarded the First Prize in Cluster 1 to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital; Second Prize to Nghe An General Friendship Hospital; Third Prize to the team of Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control - Nghe An Dermatology Hospital and the team of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital.
The teams that won the Encouragement Prize of the competition were: Nghe An Hematology and Blood Transfusion Center; Vinh TTH Hospital; Vinh City Medical Center; Nghi Loc District Medical Center; Nghe An Eye Hospital; Nghe An Endocrinology Hospital; Dong Au General Hospital; Nghe An Lung Hospital.

After the competition, the Organizing Committee agreed to select 4 teams: Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Nghe An General Friendship Hospital, Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control, Nghe An Dermatology Hospital and the team of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital to continue participating in the final competition at the industry level scheduled to take place in early December 2023.