The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies (SCTS) in partnership with Syrian Society against Cancer (SSAC) organized the first workshop with key national policy makers, and representative of health providers in Aleppo.
The first consortium meeting for launching “MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia: Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions” (MedCHAMPS) was held in London, UK during 20-22 April 2009.
The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies (SCTS) has been recognised with the Hamdan Award for best medical institute in the Arab world for the year 2007-2008.
Abdulla bin Souqat, the director of the Hamdan Awards, said the Syrian Centre is a rallying force
