(Bhagya Luxmi, Intern Journalist) The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it is launching an initiative to help 130 crore tobacco users in the world quit this habit. This initiative is being launched during the COVID-19 month. “This initiative will provide people with things like nicotine replacement therapy and digital health worker advice,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing.
According to the health body of the United Nations, 8 million people die every year from smoking. Evidence suggests that people who smoke are more likely to become serious when they are infected with COVID-19 than non-smokers.
The WHO has taken this initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Interagency Task Force on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The initiative includes NGO partners such as Tech Industry, Pharmaceutical, and Path.
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