Works and services in relation to tobacco prevention and control

Introduction

The Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention and Control Office operates under the Area of Community Health Care in the Health Bureau. Pursuant to the Administrative Regulation No. 26/2023, it shall exercise the following functions and powers:

Terms of reference

• To propose the guiding principles of policies to prevent smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages, in accordance with recommendations issued by international organizations.
•  To coordinate joint operations to control smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors;
• To provide support to the entities responsible for places where smoking is prohibited and where the sale, supply and consumption of alcoholic beverages are prohibited, ensuring compliance with legislation regarding the prevention and control of smoking and the prevention and control of alcoholic beverage consumption by minors;
•  To monitor the ingredients of tobacco products intended for public consumption;
• To promote health information and educational campaigns related to the harmful effects of tobacco and alcoholic beverage consumption, as well as the significance of smoking cessation and the treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol dependence;
• To disclose the ingredients used in the manufacturing of tobacco products and their respective quantities to consumers;
• To propose and promote measures aimed at preventing and controlling smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and evaluate the outcomes of their implementation;
• To prepare follow-up and evaluation reports on tobacco consumption and the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors;
•  To process the sanctioning procedures initiated in response to the enforcement of legislation regarding the prevention and control of smoking and the prevention and control of alcoholic beverage consumption by minors.
•  To monitor compliance with legislation relating to the prevention and control of smoking and the prevention and control of alcoholic beverage consumption by minors.

Enquiry

Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention and Control Office

Address：Rua dos Armazéns, no. 35  Complexo Municipal de Serviços Comunitários da Praia do Manduco, 3.º Andar, Macau

E-mail：gpcta@ssm.gov.mo

Report and Enquiry Hotline： (853) 2855 6789

Smoking Cessation Hotline： (853) 2848 1238

Facsimile： (853) 2871 6385

Web Pages :

https://www.ssm.gov.mo/smokefree

https://www.ssm.gov.mo/alcoholcontrol