It is estimated that more than 10,00,000 people die each year due to tobacco use in India
world over 60,00,000 people die annually due to tobacco use
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CIGARETTE PACKAGE HEALTH WARNINGS INTERNATIONAL STATUS REPORT
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 10:34
CIGARETTE PACKAGE HEALTH WARNINGS INTERNATIONAL STATUS REPORT
Report of the Australia India Institute Taskforce on Tobacco Control
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Wednesday, 25 July 2012 08:33
Report of the Australia India Institute Taskforce on Tobacco Control Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products
FAQs on Plain Packaging of tobacco products in India
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Wednesday, 25 July 2012 08:17
FAQs on Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products in India
Cardiovascular harms from tobacco use and secondhand smoke - global gaps in awareness and implications for action; April 2012
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Friday, 20 April 2012 12:14
Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death, killing over 17 million people a year, with nearly 80% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure are major causes of cardiovascular disease. Even smokers who smoke less than five cigarettes a day have been shown to be at a greater risk of developing coronary heart disease. Tobacco use kills 5.1 million people per year. Another 600,000 non-smokers die from secondhand smoke exposure.
This report brings together data from two ongoing major global tobacco research and surveillance studies – the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) and the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) – to examine people’s awareness of the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use, and secondhand smoke exposure. The World Heart Federation led this initiative in pursuit of its commitment to help people achieve longer and better lives through prevention and control of heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Report: Expert Group Meeting on Smokeless Tobacco Control and Cessation, New Delhi, India, 16-17 August 2011
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 13:27
Against this backdrop, the Expert Group Meeting on Smokeless Tobacco Control and Cessation was held at the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, from 16 to 17 August 2011. Experts from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as well as several staff of WHO attended the meeting. The meeting consisted of presentations, panel discussions and group work. This report presents the highlights of the regional situations vis-à-vis smokeless tobacco and its implications in the South-East Asia Region and documents the policy recommendations that ensued from the meeting.
The specific objectives of the meeting were to:
1. Share information on smokeless tobacco control and its implications in South-East Asia and on smokeless tobacco cessation;
2. Identify the next steps on smokeless tobacco control and smokeless tobacco cessation; and
3. Provide inputs for the advocacy document for policy-makers in the Region for the planning and implementation of smokeless tobacco control initiatives and smokeless tobacco cessation programmes.
WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2011
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Friday, 08 July 2011 09:54
Tobacco use continues to be the leading global cause of preventable death. It kills nearly 6 million people and causes 
hundreds of billions of dollars of economic damage worldwide each year. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, and this disparity is expected to widen further over the next several decades. If current trends continue, by 2030 tobacco will kill more than 8 million people worldwide each year, with 80% of these premature deaths among people living in low- and middle-income countries. Over the course of the 21st century, tobacco use could kill a billion people or more unless urgent action is taken.
WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2009 (Implementing smoke-free environments)
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Sunday, 08 May 2011 05:06
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, and is estimated to kill more than 5 million people 
each year worldwide. Most of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. The gap in deaths between low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries is expected to widen further over the next several decades if we do nothing. If current trends persist, tobacco will kill more than 8 million people worldwide each year by the year 2030, with 80% of these premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries. By the end of this century, tobacco may kill a billion people or more unless urgent action is taken.
WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2008 - The MPOWER package
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Saturday, 07 May 2011 11:04
Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death in the world today. This year, tobacco will kill more 
than five million people – more than tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. By 2030, the death toll will exceed eight million a year. Unless urgent action is taken tobacco could kill one billion people during this century.
Gender, Women, and The Tobacco
- Category: Publication Reports
- Published on Saturday, 07 May 2011 10:29
In 1999, in collaboration with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a meeting in Kobe, Japan, entitled Making a Diff erence to Tobacco and Health: Avoiding the Tobacco Epidemic in Women and Youth. More than 500 participants from 50 countries met to consider issues related to gender equality and tobacco. Th e Conference proved to be a turning point in the tobacco control movement, as it brought together multiple stakeholder groups concerned with gender and tobacco. It provided a much needed forum for health scientists and other professionals to open a dialogue with leaders representing local authorities, youth, women, and human rights.
Determinants of Tobacco Cessation Behaviour among Smokers and Smokeless Tobacco Users in the States of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, India
- Category: Scientific papers
- Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:28
By: Bidyut K Sarkar, Monika Arora, Vinay K Gupta, K Srinath Reddy
Abstract
Background: This study was undertaken to identify the socio-demographic determinants of quit attempts among smokers and smokeless tobacco users to identify correlates of tobacco cessation behaviour in India. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study for the outcome of quit attempts made by current tobacco users in last 12 months in twelve districts in two states. Simple and multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to obtain the odds ratios (ORs) of socio-demographic variables (age, gender, education, occupation, socioeconomic status, community, area, type of family) and tobacco user status (smoker/smokeless). Results: In the combined analysis, a smoker had higher predicted probability of attempting quitting (OR- 1.41,CI 1.14 -1.90),in comparison to a smokeless tobacco user and a tobacco user in the state of Gujarat was less likely to attempt quitting than a user in Andhra Pradesh (OR-0.60, CI 0.47-0.78). The probability of making a quit attempt was higher among tobacco users who were more educated (OR-1.40, CI 1.04-1.94), having a higher socio-economic status (SES) (OR-2.39, CI 1.54-3.69), and belonging to non-agricultural labourer occupational group (OR-1.90, CI 1.29-2.78). The effects were maintained even after adjusting for all other variables. In disaggregated analysis, findings were similar except in smokeless as a separate group, education level was not significantly associated with quit attempts and with lower odds (OR-0.91, CI 0.58-1.42). Conclusions: This is one of the first studies to provide useful insight into potential determinants for quit attempts of tobacco users in India including smokeless tobacco users, exploring the socio-demographic patterning of correlates of quit attempts.