Activities, events and achievements
A timeline of the conferences, campaigns, workshops, partnerships and initiatives that have shaped AUTC's regional presence.
Four stages of development and expansion
Seminar on tobacco-industry promotion
A discussion of established and emerging promotional methods and the need for a coordinated Arab response.
Tobacco-cessation clinics meeting
A review of fixed, mobile and virtual clinic models, together with behavioural and pharmacological treatment.
Public launch forum — Cairo
Associations and experts gathered to plan cooperation, exchange expertise and address emerging products.
“Pink Lung” initiative
Promotion of the “Keep Your Lungs Pink” message as part of World No Tobacco Day activities.
Digital cessation solutions
Cooperation to promote the “Nafsy” application as a tool for quit support and follow-up.
Second annual forum
A focus on child protection, emerging products, cessation clinics and smoke-free indoor environments.
Arab Health Ambassadors workshop — Jordan
Training for participants aged 15–35 in public health, initiative leadership and community education.
Third conference — Cairo
“Protecting Youth Is Everyone's Responsibility”, with representatives and experts from several Arab countries.
Young People Confronting Tobacco Risks
An online event held to mark World No Tobacco Day.
Fourth conference — Port Sudan
Training for counsellors and psychologists and discussion of tobacco control in conflict and crisis settings.
Warning on flavoured products
Awareness work focusing on vaping, nicotine pouches, flavours and the targeting of children and adolescents.
Programmes that turn the mission into practice
Initiatives designed for young people, tobacco users, healthcare personnel and educational settings.
Arab Health Ambassadors
Selecting and training young people in communication, health education, initiative design and work with schools and universities.
Pink Lung
A positive message promoting lung health and encouraging families and young people to prevent tobacco use and quit.
Digital Solutions
Extending cessation support through applications and digital follow-up alongside conventional services.
Cessation Clinics
Exchanging expertise on clinic development, pharmacological and behavioural support, and virtual services.
Smoke-Free Student Residences
A project protecting students and training counsellors and psychologists within residential environments.
Scientific Research
Research participation on updating strategies and agreements to protect children and women from tobacco-related risks.
Organisational progress requiring deeper health-impact measurement
AUTC has established a sustained Arab network, launched programmes and partnerships, and expanded its conference activity beyond Cairo.
- Established an Arab communication network connecting experts and associations.
- Maintained a continuous conference programme from 2022 to 2026.
- Held the fourth conference in Sudan.
- Addressed vaping, nicotine pouches and flavours at an early stage.
- Launched a youth programme and trained health and social-care personnel.
- Introduced technology into tobacco-cessation support.
Priority for the next stage
Publish clear annual indicators covering participant and beneficiary numbers, cessation outcomes, school and university reach, continuity of the Health Ambassadors programme, and changes in knowledge and behaviour.