Professor Aida Ramic-Catak Professor Aida Ramic-Catak of Bosnia and Herzegovina currently at the University of Sarajevo received Patti White 2019 award for her outstanding contribution to tobacco control. She has fought and advocated for tobacco control for more than 20 years showing great leadership in a complex country politically and  in the face of tobacco industry challenges.  She is the National Counterpart for tobacco control for the...

Elif Dagli has been one of the most devoted and effective advocates for tobacco control and smokefree enviroments in the last few decades. She has provided leadership, scientific expertise and political nous. She has also made a significant contribution to the prevention of respiratory diseases through tobacco control and become an accepted and respected opinion leader in her country Turkey and in prestigious professional societies but also in...

Oxana Domenti head of the health committeee of the Moldovian Parliament took part in our Inwat Europe AB meeting on Friday 14 October in Venice and gave us a “friendly” medal from the Parliament.The meeting took place after a joint Inwat and WHO Europe plus Veneto Region Seminar on FCTC ( A workshop on implementing the FCTC at National and local level)

MP EP Linda McAvan who has been awarded the inaugural Patti White Award for outstanding contribution to tobacco Control by Inwat Europe. The Inwat Europe Board established this named Award this year to commemorate Patti White who died last year. Linda Mc Avan was selected as the first recipient of this Award due to her enormous contributions in succesfully steering through the EU Tobacco Product Directive which came into force on 20th May. The...

    Patti White and Alison Hillhouse played key roles in establishing INWAT and INWAT Europe.  Both were outstanding leaders and advocates.  INWAT members around the world feel a profound loss at their passing and a great pride in paying tribute here to their passion and determination, and their great achievements.     Patti White 12 May 1949 – 21 March 2015 Patti grew up in Yoakum, Texas, USA. After her degree in Classical...

INWAT Honours Professor Lorraine Greaves with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Photograph from Left to Right: Mira Aghi, Beatrice Champagne, Margaretha Haglund, Lorraine Greaves and Elizabeth Tamang. This award has been presented to Professor Greaves in recognition of the outstanding international contribution that she has made to tobacco control and women’s health, through her work on tobacco and women. Professor Greaves is a graduate of the...