The Azerbaijan Healthcare Public Relations Association is to hold a meeting on 14 December to discuss how to combat smoking.
The meeting will bring together representatives of parliament, ministries and civil society.
The association says that in Azerbaijan 49% of men aged between 15 and 49 are smokers. According to the World Health Organization, 5.4 million people die of tobacco dependence every year.
A national anti-smoking conference will be organized in Azerbaijan as part of the anti-smoking project. The project was launched in October.
Fineko/abc.az