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WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: 54.7% OF ARMENIAN MEN SMOKE
Panorama.am
31/05/2012
Members of World Health Organization mark No tobacco day on May 31.
WHO marks this day since 1988 with Armenia having joined the initiative
since 2000.
On World No Tobacco Day, World Health Organization (WHO) is calling
on national leaders to be extra vigilant against the increasingly
aggressive attacks by the industry which undermine policies that
protect people from the harms of tobacco.
Ministry of Health said 54.7% of Armenian men aged 20-65 use tobacco.
It is estimated that tobacco kills almost 6 million people every year
and is one of the leading preventable causes of illness and death
around the world.
"In recent years, multinational tobacco companies have been shamelessly
fueling a series of legal actions against governments that have been at
the forefront of the war against tobacco. The industry is now stepping
out of the shadows and into court rooms," says WHO Director-General Dr
Margaret Chan. "We must now stand together with these governments that
have had the courage to do the right thing to protect their citizens,"
she said in a message marking World No Tobacco Day on Thursday.
Panorama.am
31/05/2012
Members of World Health Organization mark No tobacco day on May 31.
WHO marks this day since 1988 with Armenia having joined the initiative
since 2000.
On World No Tobacco Day, World Health Organization (WHO) is calling
on national leaders to be extra vigilant against the increasingly
aggressive attacks by the industry which undermine policies that
protect people from the harms of tobacco.
Ministry of Health said 54.7% of Armenian men aged 20-65 use tobacco.
It is estimated that tobacco kills almost 6 million people every year
and is one of the leading preventable causes of illness and death
around the world.
"In recent years, multinational tobacco companies have been shamelessly
fueling a series of legal actions against governments that have been at
the forefront of the war against tobacco. The industry is now stepping
out of the shadows and into court rooms," says WHO Director-General Dr
Margaret Chan. "We must now stand together with these governments that
have had the courage to do the right thing to protect their citizens,"
she said in a message marking World No Tobacco Day on Thursday.