Tobacco use costs Rs615b annually
Islamabad
April 29, 2021
Islamabad : The tobacco consumption is levying a burden of Rs615 billion per annum on the national exchequer in terms of economic and health costs as the smoking-attributable direct cost is 8.3 per cent of the total country’s health expenditure.
Anti-smoking experts said this in a virtual launch of ‘Tobacco Tax Reforms Model in light of Health Cost Burden’ by the Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) here on Wednesday.
They said tobacco annihilates 1.6 per cent of GDP every year-taking out Rs615 billion from the economy as health cost.
Addressing the participants, Malik Imran Ahmad, Country head Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) stated that the smoking-attributable direct cost is 8.3 per cent of the total health expenditures, which amounts to 1.6 per cent of Pakistan’s GDP. In comparison, the total tax contribution of tobacco industry (120 billion in 2019) is only around 20 per cent of the
Daily Times 30 million or 19.1% of adults currently use tobacco in Pakistan
April 29, 2021
The tobacco consumption is levying a burden of Rs 615 billion per annum on the national exchequer in terms of economic and health costs as the smoking-attributable direct cost is 8.3 percent of the total country’s health expenditure.
Anti-smoking experts said this in a virtual launch of “Tobacco Tax Reforms Model in Light of Health Cost Burden” by the Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) here on Wednesday. They said tobacco annihilates 1.6 percent of GDP every year, taking out Rs 615 billion from the economy as health cost.
Tobacco use killed around 170,000 in 2017 in Pakistan: Nausheen Hamid
By Hamid Khan Wazir
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Dr. Nausheen Hamid, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, has shared that 30 million adults (age 15 +) or about 19.1 percent of adults currently use tobacco in Pakistan. This consumption is the leading cause of death due to cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. She shared the alarming statistic that in 2017, tobacco use killed an estimated 170,000 people.
She expressed these views while speaking at a virtual launch of the “Tobacco Tax Reforms Model in light of Health Cost Burden” organized by the Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) here Wednesday.
Speakers press strong legislation, sustained political commitment to achieve sustainable population growth
By Hamid Khan Wazir
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Senator Syed Shibli Faraz, Federal Minister of Science and Technology, has said that the government is fully committed to ensure universal access to family planning services and is working towards achieving a sustainable population growth rate in light of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) decisions that call for stronger legislation and increased investment on family planning programs in the country.
He made these remarks while speaking at the third meeting of the Parliamentary Forum on Population here on Thursday.
The meeting was organized online by the Population Council with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which was attended by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, the Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Forum on Population, members of the senate, legislators from the national and provincial assemblies re
Pakistan Reports 4,681 Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours
Pakistan Reports 4,681 Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours
Courtesy PID
Confirmed infections reach 734,423, against 641,912 recoveries and 15,754 deaths, leaving 76,757 active cases
Pakistan on Wednesday recorded 4,681 new infections of the novel coronavirus after conducting 48,092 tests a positivity ratio of 9.73 percent.
After already having donated 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to Pakistan, China is now set to provide another 500,000 additional doses to aid the government’s vaccination drive, Parliamentary Secretary on Health Dr. Nausheen Hamid announced on Tuesday. She said that around 2 million people had thus far registered for vaccination, adding that the government would shortly launch a mass awareness campaign to encourage more registrations.