Four Nations implemented WHO recommended measures

The World Health Organization's health promotion director said on Monday, Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Turkiye have adopted all the anti-tobacco measures recommended in the fight against smoking.

At a press conference marking the launch of a fresh WHO report, the Director says Mauritius and the Netherlands had now joined Brazil and Turkiye in implementing all of its recommended measures, which include enforcing advertising bans, plastering health warnings on cigarette packages, raising tobacco taxes and providing assistance to those who want to quit.

The health agency said the global rate of the prevalence of smoking had dropped from 22.8 percent in 2007 to 17.0 percent in 2021.Without this decline, there would have been 300 million additional smokers, the WHO said.