{"id":21547,"date":"2026-07-28T14:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/?p=21547"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:46:57","slug":"merrit-university-promotes-health-awareness-through-the-initiative-choose-a-better-life-by-quitting-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/en\/merrit-university-promotes-health-awareness-through-the-initiative-choose-a-better-life-by-quitting-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Merrit University promotes health awareness through the initiative &#8216;Choose a Better Life by Quitting Smoking.'&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21547\" class=\"elementor elementor-21547\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191535fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"191535fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f99f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f99f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"\">&#8220;Building on Merrit University&#8217;s commitment to its awareness and community role, and in furtherance of its efforts to promote health culture among students, the university organized \u2013 under the supervision of the university and faculty administration and with the participation of the MED PULSE family \u2013 an awareness event titled &#8216;Choose a Better Life by Quitting Smoking.&#8217; The event aimed to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking, educate students on the importance of quitting, and encourage them to adopt a healthy lifestyle.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"\">The event included an awareness lecture delivered by Prof. Dr. Ahmed Fawzy, Consultant of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Mental Health, in which he addressed the physical and psychological harms caused by smoking, as well as the health and mental benefits achieved by quitting. 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