Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
January 2017 DailyNation; Campaigners fighting tobacco trade have petitioned the Ministry of Health to stringently enforce the Tobacco Control Act saying its public health benefits outweigh commercial gains for cigarette makers. “The petition is to call for more effective implementation of Tobacco Control Act in the country and support the …
Read More »Smokers Keen to Break the Habit Get No Help From the WHO
November 2016 ReasonFoundation; The World Health Organization estimates that smoking kills nearly six million people a year world-wide, and the death toll has continued to rise since it set up the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2005. So it’s dismaying that the WHO continues to advocate that vaping products, …
Read More »Smoking Permanently Damages Your DNA, Study Finds
September 2016 nbcnews; Smoking scars DNA in clear patterns, researchers reported Tuesday. Most of the damage fades over time, they found — but not all of it. Their study of 16,000 people found that while most of the disease-causing genetic footprints left by smoking fade after five years if people …
Read More »Global Forum on Nicotine – Reducing Harm and Saving a Billion Lives in this Century
June 2016 AllAfrica;The 3rd Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) was held June 17 & 18 17 in Warsaw. This annual international conference brings together stakeholders in smoking and less harmful ways to consume nicotine. 350 delegates from 55 countries and 40 speakers attended the Forum. They range from public health …
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