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WHO supports people quitting tobacco to reduce their risk of severe COVID-19
WHO Director-General Special Awards for World No Tobacco Day announced: Minister of Health India and University of Bath for exceptional achievement in tobacco control.
Smokers face a 40 – 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19.
WHO partners with Viber, WhatsApp, FB Messenger, WeChat and AI company Soul Machines to reach billions with free digital quitting tobacco aids.
The World Health Organization’s ‘Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign.
Smokers have up to a 50% higher risk of developing severe disease, death from COVID-19: WHO
GENEVA, 28th May, 2021 (WAM) Smokers have up to a 50 percent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19, so quitting is best thing smokers can do to lower their risk from this coronavirus, as well as the risk of developing cancers, heart disease and respiratory illnesses, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
The World Health Organisation’s Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign.