WHO Canvasses Ban On Tobacco

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has called for total ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco in the world over to discourage people from patronising and consuming the carcinogenic product for a healthy living.
The UN health agency, in its latest campaign against tobacco smoking released last Saturday, stated that tobacco packaging is a form of advertising that often misleads consumers.
“Complete ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship are needed to fight big tobacco!
“It’s time for NO Tobacco for everyone, everywhere!”, said WHO.
According to Tobacco Atlas, tobacco harms the health, the treasury, and the spirit of Nigeria as every year, more than 16, 100 of its people are killed by tobacco-caused disease and still, more than 25, 000 children (10-14 years old) and 7, 488,000 adults (15+ years old) continue to use tobacco each day.
“Complacency in the face of the tobacco epidemic insulates the tobacco industry in Nigeria and ensures that tobacco’s death toll will grow every year.
“Tobacco control advocates must reach out to other communities and resources to strengthen their efforts and create change”, it suggested.