The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments to take steps to promote public smoking cessation in each country. To reach the goal of 100 million people who can quit smoking next year.
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เกมยิงปลาThe Commit to Quit project was announced earlier this week. It focuses on 22 countries around the world, including the US, to increase measures to help people who want to quit smoking. Before World No Tobacco Day, 31 May next year
WHO Director-General Tedros Adnaom Ghebreyesus said that cigarettes kills 8 million people worldwide every year. And if a smoker wants to find some motivation to quit During the COVID-19 epidemic Is a good time
Earlier this year, the WHO warned smokers that they were at risk of dying from COVID-19. Higher than other groups Made during the coronavirus outbreak A community of people wanting to quit smoking has emerged, with the World Health Organization finding that 780 million smokers say they want to quit, but only 30% of them have access to help and resources to help them. They can quit smoking
Under the Commit to Quit program, it will support the creation of an environment that helps people quit smoking. And World Health hopes that governments around the world will speed up helping those who want to quit smoking as well.
Dr Rudiger Creche, WHO's director of health enhancement, said public health agencies around the world have to take the beats that millions of people intend to quit smoking now. Add a service unit that will help them succeed. While the government has to raise the level of strict policies and measures To reduce the growth opportunities of the cigarette and tobacco business in each country down the same.
WHO is now piloting an online system to encourage quit smoking among people around the world through the Quit Challenge system in Whatsapp, which provides 24/7 online assistance to people who want to quit smoking, with an English speaking support team. And preparing to add 5 more languages soon
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