KARACHI: Pakistan should implement already existing anti-tobacco laws to protect people from the tobacco epidemic, especially as the country has signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control — requiring signatories to post ‘health warnings describing the harmful effects of tobacco use’ on cigarette packets and recommending that pictures form part of the warnings.
This is what experts recommended at a seminar organised by Aga Khan University (AKU) in collaboration with the Pakistan Chest Society, the National Alliance for Tobacco Control and Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) to commemorate World No Tobacco Day and its 2009 theme ‘Tobacco Health Warnings,’ APP reports.
via DAWN.COM | Sci-Tech | Tobacco kills 100,000 every year in Pakistan: seminar.
I believe the figure is much larger than 100,000. Pakistan has very loose rules regards tobacco smoking and there are thousands more who suffer from second hand smoke. The article brings to light many issues which need to be addressed. The most important being educating younger generation about tobacco use as early as possible.
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