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- Tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tobacco fact sheet from WHO providing key facts and information on surveillance, second-hand smoke, quitting, picture warnings, ad bans, taxes, WHO response
- Protecting people from tobacco smoke - World Health Organization (WHO)
Protecting people from tobacco smoke There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke, which kills over 1 million people every year and causes heart disease, cancer and many other diseases Even brief exposure can cause serious damage
- Household air pollution
WHO fact sheet on indoor air pollution: includes key facts, definition, impact on health, impact on health equity, WHO response
- Effects of tobacco on health
The MPOWER measures include: monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies protecting people from tobacco smoke helping people quit warning about the dangers of tobacco enforcing bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship raising taxes on tobacco Together, these measures provide a practical and powerful roadmap to reduce tobacco use and
- Secondhand smoke: the invisible killer that continues to cause death . . .
With the introduction of smokefree regulations in public places, peoples’ homes have become a major source of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), particularly for children According to new WHO data, in some countries of the WHO European Region, up to 60% of children are exposed to SHS at home, making it a significant public health concern SHS exposure was responsible for 171 000 deaths and
- Indonesia launches innovative smoke-free area dashboard to protect . . .
Indonesia has made remarkable strides in adoption of smoke-free policy As of June 2023, a total of 456 cities and districts, equal to around 86% of 520 cities and districts in Indonesia, have adopted smoke-free policies But the actual implementation of these regulations leaves much to be desired One major stumbling block is the lack of measurable data and monitoring tools that would
- FACTS ABOUT SECOND-HAND SMOKE - World Health Organization (WHO)
FACTS ABOUT SECOND-HAND SMOKE Second-hand smoke is the smoke emitted from the burning end of a cigarette or other smoking tobacco product Second-hand smoke is the combination of mainstream smoke exhaled by the smoker and sidestream smoke emitted into the environment from lit cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025: warning about the . . .
The 2025 report focuses on the W measure: warn about the dangers of tobacco and shows that with 6 1 billion people protected by at least one MPOWER measure at best-practice level many countries continue to make progress in the fight against tobacco
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