المملكة: 29 thousand beneficiaries of the anti-smoking program in Qassim

The Qassim Health Cluster announced that it achieved excellence in its anti-smoking program during the year 2024, as the total number of beneficiaries from clinics and awareness programs reached 29,553 beneficiaries.
The association explained that its anti-smoking clinics received 11,890 beneficiaries, and 295 people were able to quit smoking, and the number of beneficiaries of the awareness activities and events launched by the association reached 17,663 beneficiaries.
The activities included exhibitions and awareness lectures in various governorates of the region, with the participation of schools, government agencies and public sites.

Ishraqa Community Initiative

The “Ishraqa Community” initiative, which extended for the month of August of the same year, received more than 3,027 individuals from various segments of society, providing them with advice and awareness programs and enabling them to benefit from anti-smoking programmes, in addition to raising the level of community awareness of the dangers of smoking and treating those wishing to quit it. .
The association stated that the program participated in 565 awareness events and exhibitions organized by the association throughout the year to enhance awareness of the harms of smoking and encourage quitting it, the most prominent of which is the “21 is Enough for You” campaign that the association launched during the holy month of Ramadan, from which 1,121 people benefited.
It is noteworthy that the program runs 29 specialized anti-smoking clinics distributed throughout the community’s components, and has achieved a satisfaction rate of 100% among its beneficiaries, which reflects the quality of the services provided and the community’s efforts to protect the community from the dangers of smoking and support those who wish to quit it.