More than 5 billion people living in countries have introduced a ban on smoking

Global Health: More than 5 billion people living in countries have introduced a ban on smoking

July 26, 2019 – 40:20

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said that about 5 billion people were living in countries that have implemented a smoking ban and warned against packaging of tobacco products and drugs. 39, other measures.

WHO reported in a report Friday that the number was four times higher than ten years ago, noting that, despite this progress, many countries are still not implementing their policies adequately, including helping people to quit. Can save lives

Actions and interventions that help reduce tobacco demand save lives and reduce health care costs, including six tobacco control strategies launched in 2007 to strengthen government action, including tobacco control and surveillance. prevention policies, protection of people against smoking and badistance with kidnapping. Smoking, warning citizens of the dangers of tobacco and banning advertising, promotion and sponsorship, as well as increasing tobacco taxes.

The report notes that progress is being made, with nearly 2.4 billion people now living in countries that offer comprehensive smoking cessation services, compared with about 2 billion in 2007, noting that only 23 countries are applying best practice for quitting. to tobacco, including access to more Population and primary health care provider advice and nicotine replacement therapy: smoking was relatively low in most countries and, with population growth , the total number of tobacco users remained high, with around 1.1 billion smokers currently living around the age of 80. Among them in Low and Middle Income countries.