History

Given the confirmation of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Ministry of Health, Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center has been working as the only scientific center in this realm since 2007. This research center consists of director (Gholamreza Heydari, MD), research council (B. Sharif-Kashani, MD, Saeed Falah-Tafti MD, Moslem Bahadori MD, Ali Ramezankhani MD, Habib Emami MD, Hamidreza Jamaati MD) and four units of educating, research, treatment and prevention including four physicians and five staffs with bachelor degree

This center’s vision is to make a smoke-free society and its mission is running related research projects and presenting the results to the authorities and promoting general knowledge in this regard

Besides, TPCRC is working as a WHO collaborating center for tobacco control in eastern mediterranean region and it is premiere in providing smoking cessation service nationally

TPCRC is working as a non-profitable center for running its research projects, and the current expenses of its personnel are supported by National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences