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Johnson & Johnson donates nicotine patches to help thousands of Jordanians quit tobacco during COVID-19
WHO/Jordan, Tobacco cessation services in a Primary Health Care center in Amman, Jordan © Credits 22 January 2021
The Ministry of Health of Jordan has received its first ever donation of nicotine replacement therapy from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health through its partnership with the Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco (AIQT). The donation, at an estimated retail value of about US$ 800,000, aims to support thousands of Jordanians and refugees quit smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The pandemic has revealed that quitting smoking is more important than ever as the evidence shows that smokers are more vulnerable than non-smokers to developing a severe case and dying from COVID-19. This access to free nicotine patches combined with
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