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Choose health not tobacco under SDG no 3
The World No Tobacco Day 2019 raised the slogan of “Choose health not tobacco” in line with the Sustainable Development Goal no 3 for health and well-being.
The campaign focuses on “tobacco and lung health” and is meant to increase awareness on the negative impact that tobacco has on people’s lung health, from cancer to chronic respiratory disease, and the fundamental role lungs play for the health and well-being of all people. The campaign also serves as a call to action, advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption and engaging stakeholders across multiple sectors in the fight for tobacco control.
Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The annual campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form.
Tobacco is deadly in any form and threatens the lung health of everyone exposed to it. Tobacco kills one person every four seconds. Tobacco kills over 8 million people every year, despite a steady reduction in tobacco use globally. Between 2000 and 2016, current tobacco smoking prevalence rates declined from 27% to 20%. However, the pace of action to reduce tobacco demand and related death and disease is lagging behind global and national commitments to reduce tobacco use by 30% by 2025.
Newer tobacco products contain chemicals similar to those in traditional tobacco products and are likewise harmful to health. Respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of death globally, and tobacco is a major risk factor. The millions of deaths caused by tobacco-related respiratory disease are distressing, but even more distressing is the tremendous suffering caused by these illnesses, the debilitating effects of which affect the quality of life of people of all ages, in all regions of the globe.
Tobacco smoke contributes to indoor air pollution, which is a major threat to lung health. Every year, over 1 million deaths globally are caused by second-hand smoke. Second-hand smoke is smoke emitted from the burning end of a cigarette or from other smoked tobacco products, usually in combination with smoke exhaled by the smoker. Tobacco smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke are major risk factors for lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), tuberculosis (TB) and asthma.
Tobacco smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer, causing roughly 1.2 million lung cancer deaths every year. Smokers are up to 22 times more likely to develop lung cancer in their lifetime, compared with non-smokers. Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke at home or in the workplace have a 30% higher risk of developing lung cancer. After 10 years free of tobacco, the risk of lung cancer is reduced to about half that of a smoker.
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