The World Health Organisation,WHO has called on countries to develop, implement, and enforce effective policies that will help reduce the demand for tobacco products.
WHO made the call on Wednesday in a campaign article published on its website ahead of the 2019 Global Commemoration of the “World No Tobacco Day” celebrated yearly on May 31.
The organisation also urged countries that signed and ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to ensure full implementation of the treaty.
It said that its campaign was in line with the theme for 2019 Day: “Tobacco and Lung health’’.
According to WHO, its campaign is aimed at increasing awareness on the negative impact tobacco has on people’s health, from cancer to chronic respiratory disease.
WHO said that infants exposed to tobacco smoke toxins through maternal smoking or maternal exposure to second-hand smoke frequently experienced reduced lung growth and function.
