At least 9,300 Mozambicans die every year from diseases related to tobacco consumption, with the poorest “suffering the most”, a source from Mozambique’s Ministry of Health said. “Each year, tobacco kills 9,300 Mozambicans, this corresponds to 3.5% of deaths in the country,” said the Deputy National Director of Public Health, Aleny Couto, during the launch of the case report on investment in tobacco control, in Maputo.
WHO suggests increasing taxes on tobacco products to make them less affordable, a total ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, the adoption of standardized packaging and more effective health warnings, creating 100% smoke-free environments in enclosed public spaces, and strengthening cessation programmes to support those who wish to quit smoking, as some of the measures to be adopted for “comprehensive and effective legislation” aimed at reducing consumption in Mozambique.
(Source LUSA)
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