Children exposed to tobacco smoke are at a higher risk of asthma attacks, said Aga Khan University (AKU) Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Head Dr Javaid Khan at a seminar held at AKUH to commemorate World Asthma Day on May 5.
He further said that Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes breathlessness and wheezing and is most common among children. In Pakistan, about 11 per cent children and 5 per cent adults suffer from asthma. He also called on the government to implement the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health Ordinance, passed in 2002, which calls for a ban on smoking at all public places, including restaurants and public transport.
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