New issue of Medical Student International (MSI)

The new issue of the Medical Student International Magazine (MSI), being the thematic magazine of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA), is different than most, since it is a joint publication. Five important bodies for international students with interests in global health, as well as in studying health sciences have met in a no-man's-land! Five active student members of the global citizens' society have consolidated their collaboration against tobacco consumption. Tobacco consumption has become a global health scourge and the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Keeping this in mind we have decided to cooperate in order to publish an edition, strengthening our joint voice against the degradation of human quality of life. Apart from the IFMSA, the volunteer bodies that participate in the initiative are the European Dental Students' Association (EDSA), the European Medical Students' Association (EMSA), the International Association of Dental Students (IADS, as well as the scientific network of the Taxila -Center for Medical Reforms and Research (India). At this point we would like to express our sincere thanks to Mr Georgios Dafoulas (Greece), a member of the Supervising Council of the IFMSA in 2001-03 to whom the idea of the initiative belongs, as well as to Ms Gefsi Mintziori (Greece) who struggled as Director of the IFMSA Committee on Public Health in 2002-03 to launch the joint efforts and to put the project into effect!

The new issue of the MSI covers the multivariable phenomenon of tobacco consumption from many perspectives. It constitutes in fact a valuable resource. It is our earnest attempt to persuade you to begin thinking about smoking in a new and realistic way, being in accordance not only with the latest scientific data, but also with the ideas that flourish within the cycles of health policy makers! We deeply believe that our efforts are not voices crying in the wilderness. We hope that human communities across the globe are moving towards a healthier -tobacco free- future!

The new issue of the MSI is now available at:
http://www.ifmsa.org/publications/msi/MSI-11.pdf

The MSI Editors (Editorial Coordination, Design/Layout: Panos Alexopoulos (Greece), Editorial Board: Maulik Baxi (India) Taxila - Center for Medical Reforms and Research, Gefsi Mintziori (Greece) IFMSA, Maria Protopapadaki (Greece) EDSA, Nick Schneider (Germany) EMSA, Taskin Taska(Germany) IADS)