Live Breaking News & Updates on Obacco Control Measures Are Not Yielding The Desired Outcomes Exacerbating Challenges For Policymakers Who Statistics Indicate That 8 Million Deaths Occur Every Year Due To Tobacco And An Additional 1 2 Caused Second Hand Smoke Article By Two Former Officials Prof Robert Beaglehole Ruth Bonita Published On Lancet

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Globally, tobacco control measures are not yielding the desired outcomes exacerbating the challenges for policymakers. WHO statistics indicate that 8 million deaths occur every year due to tobacco and an additional 1.2 million deaths are caused due to second-hand smoke. An article by two former WHO officials Prof. Robert Beaglehole and Prof. Ruth Bonita published on Lancet, a global medical journal, suggests that only 30 per cent of the countries are on track to achieve WHO's target of 30 per cent reduction by 2030 in adult tobacco usage. The number of tobacco smokers worldwide is reducing at a much slower rate than expected. India with close to 100 million adult smokers - has a critical public health concern. In fact the article further highlights the missing strategy of harm reduction in WHO's global treaty, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), causing its failure to meet goals. Globally, many nations will mi ....

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