Agency is celebrating 20 this weekWan The anniversary of entry into the force of its framework convention on tobacco control (WHO FCTC) – one of the most widely United Nations treaties in history.
The conference offers a wide package of a legal framework and evidence-based tobacco control measures including large illustrated health warnings on cigarette packages, smoking-free laws and taxes on tobacco products.
Up to 5.6 billion people are now covered by at least one tobacco control policy according to the treaty. And studies have seen a decline in global smoking rates.
‘A plague on humanity’
,Tobacco is a plague on humanity – the major cause of death and disease,
He said that “Since entering the force of WHA FCTC and MPover technical package, which supports it, the use of global tobacco has been reduced by one third.”
The conference is the first public health treaty talked about under the aegis of WHO. It came into force on 27 February 2005 and currently has 183 parties covering some 90 percent of the global population.
A program will be held on Thursday in Geneva to mark the anniversary of Milestone.
Restriction and warning
Thanks to the conference, 138 countries now need large illustrated health warnings on cigarette packets. More than dozens of plain packaging rules have been applied, which require a standard size and appearance without branding, designOr a logo.
Both measures serve as a powerful tool to reduce tobacco consumption and warn users about the dangers of tobacco use, which said.
In addition, more than a quarter of the world’s population is now covered by policies that ban smoking indoors and in the workspaces, protecting millions from the dangers of the other hand smoke.
Meanwhile, more than 66 countries have implemented a ban on advertisement, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco, including prohibition against tobacco advertising in media and sponsorship deals.
Facing a ‘deadly’ industry
The treaty has also played an important role in establishing legal defense in front of the tobacco industry, which spends billions of dollars on publicity.
,Tobacco industry is a deadly industry behind tobacco epidemicWHA FCTC Secretariat Head Dr. Adriana Blanco Marquiso said, “Now trying to bring himself into a position as a position as a position as part of the solution, removing efforts actively in tobacco control.”
The treaty “designed parties with a broad set of measures to protect the population from the sometimes developed strategy of the industry-designed to benefit the cost of life of the life and the health of our planet,” he said, “urged” to remain a vigilant against its hunter strategy. ,
The number of people smoking worldwide at the time of deficiency.
Tobacco burden
The use of tobacco is a major driver of non -conducting diseases (NCDs), causing premature death and disability, which explained.
Tobacco related diseases especially lead to frightening health expenses for the poor of the world. Smokers also lack access to nutritious food compared to smokers, including rich countries.
The effects move even further.
Tobacco cultivation uses large areas of land that may otherwise support permanent food production systems, while its production further reduces important resources such as land and water required to produce food.
Additionally, plastic-thunder cigarette butts left the trillions of trillions pollute the ecosystem every year, causing damage to the planet.
Reducing public health
Who said the tobacco industry “continues to reduce public health efforts, aggressively targets youth through marketing, advocating against tobacco control policies, and puts themselves as part of the solution to that problem.”
Dr. Blanco Marquiso said that although great progress has been made in tobacco control, more should be done as “as”Tobacco industry continues to kill millions of people per year and its socio-economic burden causes strains on the entire population.,
He urged the countries to fully implement measures under WHTC, including increasing tobacco taxes, implementing smoking free laws, implementing comprehensive advertising and sponsorship restrictions, restricting and regulating the ingredients that make tobacco products, and addressing challenges brought by new and emerging tobacco and nickel products.
“Through these measures we can save the lives of millions of people globally,” he said.
