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Intro: The World Health Organisation (WHO) international convention on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control concluded Friday with a selection of a Thai medical doctor as the new chairman of its working group.
Thailand's Public Health Minister Dr. Mongkol Na Songkhla said in a press conference after the closing of the international convention that Thailand Health Promotion Institute chairman Dr. Hathai Chitanont received a unanimous vote from representatives of 147 countries.
During his one-year tenure, Dr. Hathai will play an active role in pushing for a tobacco control policy in signatory countries of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, according to Dr. Mongkol.
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