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While Anti-Smoking Policies Cover 70% of Global Population, Taxation is Under-Utilised [insights for Brazil]
the health strategistknowledge platform health management strategy, engineering, and technology for continuous transformation Joaquim Cardoso MSc. Chief Research Officer…
New PAHO Report on Progress in the Fight Against Smoking in the Americas
Around 300 million more people are now protected by at least one tobacco control measure than in 2007,…
Smoking age in England should rise each year, ro reach smoke-free by 2030
This is a republication of the article below, with the title above. The second part of this post,…
Secondhand smoke causes nearly 34,000 premature deaths from heart disease/year in the US — among adults who do not smoke
Smoking during pregnancy results in more than 1,000 infant deaths annually CDCTobaccoJanuary 5, 2021trc Secondhand smoke is the combination…
Tobacco killed 8.7 million people in 2019 — 1.3 million attributable to secondhand smoke
6.53 million in adult males, and 2.14 million in adult females in 2019 This is an excerpt of the…
WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact, human health
Key messages: The Health StrategistJoaquim Cardoso MSc.May 31, 2022 Every year the tobacco industry costs the world more…
10 key global health moments from 2021
It has been a year of colossal efforts in global health. Countries battled COVID-19, which claimed more lives…