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"WITH current smoking patterns,
about 500 million people alive today will eventually be killed by tobacco
use. More than half of these are now children and teenagers. By 2030,
tobacco is expected to be the single biggest cause of death worldwide,
accounting for about 10 million deaths per year. Increased activity to
reduce this burden is a priority for both the World Health Organization
(WHO) and the World Bank as part of their missions to improve health and
reduce poverty. By enabling efforts to identify and implement effective
tobacco control policies, particularly in children, both organizations would
be fulfilling their missions and helping to reduce the suffering and costs
of the smoking epidemic"
(Source: Curbing
the epidemic)
CTC-Pak
has been advocating for stronger measures for tobacco control by the
translation and adaptation of FCTC provisions into national tobacco control
laws resulting in the success in convincing the signing and ratification of
the FCTC by the Government of Pakistan.
This site is dedicated in favor of
saving millions of preventable and premature deaths.
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