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Tobacco: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Tobacco consumption is the single largest preventable cause of death, killing more than 7 million people each year, of which more than 6 million are users or ex-users of tobacco, and around 890 000 are nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke More than 80% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries Tobacco kills many people at the height of their productivity, depriving
World No Tobacco Day The annual World No Tobacco Day campaign (31 May) is an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use
World No Tobacco Day 2025 Appealing flavours, but hidden dangers Shameless manipulation of our children, for industry profit Every day, tobacco and nicotine industries use carefully engineered products and deceptive tactics to hook a new generation of users and keep existing ones Keep the industry out
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) Most cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by addressing behavioural and environmental risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and obesity, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol and air pollution It is important to detect cardiovascular disease as early as possible so that management with counselling and medicines can begin
Coronavirus - World Health Organization (WHO) Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols It is important to practice respiratory etiquette, for example by coughing into a flexed elbow, and to stay home and self-isolate until you recover if
烟草 - World Health Organization (WHO) (2) Banks, E , Joshy, G , Weber, M F et al Tobacco smoking and all-cause mortality in a large Australian cohort study: findings from a mature epidemic with current low smoking prevalence
Tobacco: E-cigarettes - World Health Organization (WHO) There are many different types of e-cigarettes, which are the most common type of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) and electronic non-nicotine delivery system (ENNDS)
Quitting tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO) Among smokers who are aware of the dangers of tobacco, most want to quit Counselling and medication can more than double a tobacco user's chance of successfully quitting Currently however, only 23 countries provide comprehensive cessation services with full or partial cost-coverage to assist tobacco users to quit This represents just 32% of the world's population Health professionals have
WHO calls for urgent action to ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine products On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) today launches a new publication and calls on governments to urgently ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes, to protect youth from addiction and disease
Effects of tobacco on health Tobacco is deadly in any form Smoked tobacco products, including waterpipes, contain over 7000 chemicals, including at least 250 chemicals known to be toxic or to cause cancer Use of smokeless tobacco products can result in serious, sometimes fatal, health problems Lifelong tobacco smokers lose at least 10 years of life on average Tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoking affects almost