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T-7, 1st Floor,
Green Park Extension,
New Delhi (India)– 110 016
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Working Office
C-1/52, 3rd Floor,
Safdarjung Development Area
New Delhi-110 016, India
Phone: 91-11-26850342, 41031191
Fax: 91-11-26850331
info@hriday-shan.org
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| Facts: |
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- Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the world! Worldwide, 5 million people die of tobacco related diseases each year.
- The World Health Organization has predicted that by the year 2025, 500 million people worldwide will have died from a tobacco related illness. This is equivalent to a Titanic sinking every 43 minutes for 27 years.
- Tobacco use kills more people everyday than three jumbo jet crashes.
- Time ticks away: every cigarette reduces your life span by 7 minutes.
- The average loss of life for all smokers whose deaths are attributable to tobacco is about 16 years.
- Global Death Clock: Since October 25, 1999, tobacco has killed 28, 116, 535 people around the world.
- Of the 1000 teenagers smoking today, 500 will eventually die of tobacco related diseases – 250 in their middle age and 250 in their old age.
- Everyday, approximately 80, 000 to 100, 000 young people around the world become addicted to tobacco.
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What has been done for Tobacco control? |
- India has a comprehensive Tobacco Control Act which prohibits: smoking in public places, sale of tobacco to and by minors, sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions and all forms of tobacco advertising.
- Depiction of tobacco use in Indian movies would not be permitted, according to a recent policy announcement by the government.
- Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first ever international treaty on health, was adopted in May 2003 by the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization. The FCTC entered into force on 27 Feb 2005. The objective of the FCTC is “to protect the present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.” To date, 168 countries have signed the FCTC and 141 countries have ratified (agreed to abide by the provisions) the treaty and India has also ratified the treaty.
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