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Female
smoking rates in Asia
are currently low compared with those in western countries and compared
with
male smoking rates in Asia. Women are less likely than men to use
tobacco, thus have the potential as agents of change in the home, the
community and at national, regional and internatinal levels.
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"Overall,
the smoking rate among women in Asia
is still very low, But we have concerns for several reason.
First of all, tobacco
companies are targeting women in their marketing plans. Secondly,
general
health education is not as successful as it should be. Thirdly, there
is a
legislation problem,...."
---
Dr.
Judith Mackay, Director of the
Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control, Hong Kong.
How do we define "success
tobacco control?" How do we achieve it? What else needs to be done, and
by whom?
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
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| Day
One |
Theme
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SPEAKERS/
CHAIRS |
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8:00 - 9:00
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Registration &
Breakfast
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Open Session
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- Dr. Tzay-Jinn Chen, Deputy
Minister, Department of Health, Taiwan
- Dr. Jou-Fang Deng, President, TaiwanAlliance
- Ms. Bungon Ritthiphakdee, Coordinator, Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA)
- Dr. Judith Mackay, Director, Asian
Consultancy on Tobacco Control, Hong Kong
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10.00-10.30
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Press
conference facilitated by Bureau of
Health Promotion (Taiwan)
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- Bureau of Health Promotion,
Department of Health, Taiwan
- Dr. Judith Mackay
- Ms. Aurora Pijuan Manotoc
- Prof. Ted Chen
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10.00-10.30
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Tea
break and networking
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10:30-12:00
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Plenary One:
Why
women smoke?
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- Ms. Aurora Pijuan Manotoc, former Miss International
beauty queen, Philippines
- Mr. Kyoichi
Miyazaki, Secretary General,
Japan Association Against Tobacco
- Ms. Mary
Assunta, President, Framework Convention Alliance, Malaysia/Geneva
Chaired
by Dr, Ted Chen, Professor of Dulane
University ; President , APACT,2007
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12:00
- 13:30
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Lunch and Networking
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13:30-15:00 |
Country group discussion
Which tobacco control policies should be
gender-specific? |
Facilitated by group representative
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15:00-15:30
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Tea
break (and continuation
of break out group discussion)
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15:30-17:00
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Plenary
Two: How policies and FCTC can make a difference in
stopping the increasing smoking prevalence in women and young girls |
Chaired by Dr. Lim Thai
Pheang, Director, National Centre for Health Promotion,
Ministry of Health, Cambodia |
| 17:00-18:00 |
Learning
market mechanism |
Dr. Song
Lih Huang, Secretary General, Taiwan International Medical Alliance (TIMA), Taiwan |
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Welcome
dinner / cultural
show |
Hosted by TIMA, Taiwan |
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Day Two
|
Theme |
Speakers/
Chairs |
| 8:30
- 10-00 |
Concurrent session & exhibitions:
Learning
market on WOMEN POWER
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Research studies
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| 10.00-12.00 |
Concurrent session & exhibitions:
Learning
market on WOMEN POWER
- How women are involved as key players?
- What interventions or tobacco control
strategies are used?
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Advocacy campaigns and strategies on women
& tobacco control
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| 12:00- 13:30 |
Lunch and Networking
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| 13:30
- 15:00 |
Plenary Three: Putting women’s issues in perspective
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Ms. Debra
Efroymson, Regional Director, PATH Canada Regional Office for Asia, Bangladesh
Ms. Som
Khemra, Co- Director, Women Media Center, Cambodia
Ms. Rachel
Ngo Xiuting, Health Promotion Board, Singapore
Chaired
by Dr. Jessicia de Leon, National
Health Promotion, Department of Health, Philippines
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| 15.00-15.30 |
Lunch
and Networking |
| 15.30-17.00 |
Country
breakout on potential plan and ideas to involve women
in
tobacco control policy or integrate tobacco control in the
women’s movement |
Break
into country group
Facilitated by country representative |
| Day
Three |
Theme |
Speakers/
Chairs |
| 8:30
- 10-00 |
Plenary
Four: Sharing country initiatives |
Country representative
Chaired by Dr. Pham Thi Hoang
Anh, Deputy
Director, PATH Canada Vietnam |
| 10:00
- 10:30 |
Tea
Break and Networking |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Closing session
- Wrap up
- Declaration
- Closing remarks
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- Conference
Representative
- Dr. Judith
Mackay (ACTC-HK)
- Prof. Ted Chen (APACT)
Chaired by Ms. Bungon
Ritthiphakdee |
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