Competition on learning about the prevention of harmful effects of tobacco cluster No. 2 was a great success
(Baonghean.vn) - After a day of excitement, the 2023 Competition on Tobacco Harm Prevention in the Health Sector of Nghe An Province in Cluster 2 was a great success. As a result, Vinh City General Hospital won First Prize; Nghe An Oncology Hospital won Second Prize.

On November 25, in Vinh city, Nghe An Department of Health organized the Competition on Learning about the prevention and control of the harmful effects of tobacco in the health sector of Nghe An province in 2023, cluster 2. Participating in the competition cluster 2 were 9 teams from 13 medical units in the province.
The 2023 Competition on Understanding the Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms in the Health Sector of Nghe An Province was organized to raise awareness to strictly implement the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms; the harmful effects of tobacco on health, economy, environment; awareness of building a smoke-free working environment for officials, civil servants and employees of the Health Sector of Nghe An Province.

Through the contest, the health sector further promotes propaganda work, improves the capacity of cadres, civil servants and workers in communicating and mobilizing to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco in agencies, families and society; creates opportunities for cadres, civil servants and workers in the sector to exchange, share knowledge and practice on activities to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco.

At the 2023 Competition on Understanding the Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms in the Health Sector of Nghe An Province, 9 teams took turns going through 3 rounds: Introduction of the unit and activities the unit has implemented in the prevention and control of tobacco harms through the forms of singing, rhyming, dancing, etc.; Competition on general knowledge and understanding in the form of multiple choice and drawing lots to answer questions; Propaganda competition with dramatized skits.

Results: Vinh City General Hospital won the first prize of the competition in cluster No. 2; Nghe An Oncology Hospital won the second prize of the competition in cluster No. 2; Hung Nguyen District Medical Center and Nghi Loc District General Hospital won the third prize.

The 2023 Competition on Tobacco Harm Prevention in the Health Sector of Nghe An Province will be conducted in 2 levels. The qualifying cluster level will have the participation of 64 provincial, district and private hospital health units in the area, divided into 4 clusters, taking place in November 2023. At the qualifying cluster level, each cluster will select the best teams to participate in the industry-level competition.