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World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control<\/span>

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Meet Our Team
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The UCT is made up of a multidisciplinary and international team of professionals.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Research Projects
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The projects are aimed at reducing tobacco consumption and the associated morbidity and mortality.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Quit Smoking
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The unit provides a smoking cessation clinic with more than 15 years of experience.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Objectives and activities<\/h3><\/div>

The main objectives of the Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) are to understand the factors that influence tobacco consumption and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and electronic cigarettes, and to develop strategies to prevent and control them. The UCT conducts research and evaluates projects aimed at reducing tobacco consumption and associated morbidity and mortality. It also manages applied intervention projects, such as the Catalan Network of Smoking-Free Hospitals (XCHsF), and healthcare projects, such as the smoking cessation clinic. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The UCT is responsible for the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Tobacco Control and was distinguished with the WHO award for World Tobacco-Free Day in 2021<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTobacco Control Unit reinforces its role in preventing non-communicable diseases at the Joint Action PreventNCD General Assembly<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tNew PhD in the Tobacco Control Unit: Judith Saura Successfully Defends Her Doctoral Thesis on Cannabis and Tobacco Use Patterns and Abstinence.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tWorld No Tobacco Day 2026 at the ICO Features Information Tables, Awareness-Raising Activities and a \u201cBurillaton\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tThe Tobacco Control Unit at the international conference on smoke-free hospitals in Malm\u00f6, Sweden<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Treballem junts pel control del tabac.<\/h3><\/div>
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