World Tobacco Day: Celebities Task Health Workers On Therapy

Anti-tobacco activists have said health professionals have the greatest potential of any group to promote the reduction of tobacco use, as only a few people understand the specific health risks of tobacco use.
They made this point during a briefing to mark the World No Tobacco Day, in Lagos, adding that a disturbing reality is the fact that the National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and the National Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 that can make smokers quit are yet to be enforced.
The Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi; Joy OLuchi, both of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation, (CAPPA), Dr. Francis Fagbule, a dentist with University College Hospital; Esther Aghotor of Gatefield; Joyce Jakavula and Lugile Nkosi from Pretoria, South Africa, and Hilda Ochefu of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, spoke for these points at the briefing.
Oluwafemi stated that “The theme of this year’s commemoration, ‘Commit to Quit,’ is significant in view of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on smokers.
“Research has shown that Covid impacts are more precarious for smokers who are already susceptible to lung damage due to smoking.”