The World Health Organization (WHO) published its 2025 report on the world tobacco epidemic on Monday, focusing on the six policies described in the WHO tobacco.
Since 2007, 155 countries have implemented at least one of these political prescriptions, which led to more than 6.1 billion people – or three -quarters of the world’s population – now in profit: however, major shortcomings remain.
Here are the six political recommendations:
- Mon tobacco use and prevention policies;
- PPeople with tobacco smoke with smoke -free air legislation;
- OAbandonment aid to leave tobacco use;
- WArneing on the dangers of tobacco with pack labels and mass media;
- EProhibition to strengthen advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco; And
- RAishing taxes on tobacco.
Strike gains
Some 110 countries now require graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging and that the new WHO report reveals that the strategy has provided striking gains in the fight against consumption.
As one of the key measures of the WHO Training Agreement on Tobacco Control (FCTC), graphic health warnings make prejudices of tobacco visibly clear and difficult to ignore.
There was also an increasing tendency to regulate the use of electronic cigarettes or ends – electronic nicotine delivery systems – the number of countries regulating or prohibiting the extremities going from 1222 to 2022 to 133 in 2024.
Major gaps
Although very effective, 110 countries have not launched anti-tobacco campaigns since 2022, despite the dark statistics that around 1.3 million people continue to die of used smoke each year.
Forty countries have still not adopted a single MPOWER measure and more than 30 countries still authorize selling cigarettes without compulsory health warnings. The United Nations health agency calls for urgent action in the fields where the momentum is lagging behind.
“”The government must act boldly to fill the remaining gaps, strengthen the application and invest in proven tools that save lives“Said Ruediger Krech, director of health promotion.
