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Bookmark or Share- Tobacco: Health benefits of smoking cessationQuitting smoking reduces the chances of impotence, having difficulty getting pregnant, having premature births, babies with low birth weights and miscarriage.
- Tobacco fact sheet - World Health Organization (WHO)The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from ...The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, marks 15 years since the introduction of the MPOWER technical package which is designed to help countries implement the demand-reduction measures of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The report shows that many countries continue to make progress in the ...
- Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize ...The prevalence of tobacco use has changed little since 2010 in some countries, while six countries are still seeing tobacco use rising: Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Oman, and Republic of Moldova. WHO urges countries to accelerate efforts for tobacco control as there is still much work to be done.
- Tobacco EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)Large graphic health warnings on tobacco products are now in place in 32 (60%) countries. Tobacco use is well and regularly monitored in 39 (74%) countries. Tobacco taxes are at 75% or more of the retail price of a packet of cigarette in 25 (47%) countries of the Region. The progress made shows that it is possible for countries to turn the tide.
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