{"id":65670,"date":"2021-04-12T23:38:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/?p=65670"},"modified":"2021-04-12T23:38:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:38:21","slug":"who-world-loses-1-4-trillion-annually-over-tobacco-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csregypt.com\/en\/who-world-loses-1-4-trillion-annually-over-tobacco-use\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO: World loses $1.4\u00a0trillion annually over tobacco use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240019188\">WHO\u2019s new technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration<\/a> shows countries ways to cut down on over $1.4\u00a0trillion in health expenditures and lost productivity due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/en\/who-quit-challenge-on-whatsapp-to-help-100m-people-quit-tobacco\/\">tobacco<\/a> use worldwide.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Improved tobacco taxation policies can also be a key component of building back better after COVID-19, where countries need additional resources to respond and to finance health system recovery.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe launched this new manual to provide updated, clear, and practical guidance for policymakers, finance officials, tax authorities, customs officials and others involved in tobacco tax policy to create and implement the strongest tobacco taxation policies for their specific countries,\u201d said Jeremias N. Paul Jr, Unit Head for the Fiscal Policies for Health team in the Health Promotion Department at WHO.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe hope this document sheds light on the significant advantages to raising tobacco taxation. The data and insights provided here should be an eye opener for policymakers worldwide,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The \u2018best buy\u2019 highlighted in the manual not only saves money, but saves lives. The human and economic costs of tobacco are on the rise &#8211;\u00a08 million people died because of tobacco last year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">In 2018 only 38 countries, covering 14% of the global population had sufficiently high tobacco taxes &#8211; which means taxing at least 75% of the price of these health-harming products.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">By implementing proven policies like tobacco taxes, the costs created by the tobacco industry to local communities and nations can be avoidable. \u00a0It is a win for population health, revenue and for development and equity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Tobacco taxes\u00a0can save lives,\u00a0mobilize resources,\u00a0address health inequities,\u00a0reduce health system burdens and costs, and\u00a0target noncommunicable risk factors for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO\u2019s new technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration shows countries ways to cut down on over $1.4\u00a0trillion in health expenditures and lost productivity due to tobacco use worldwide. 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