Dr. Kgosi Letlape discussed some of the many reasons that global efforts to end smoking have stalled on @eNCA. Dr. Kgosi is a member of the International Commission to Reignite the #FightAgainstSmoking. For more about the Commission Report, click here: https://fightagainstsmoking.org/
WATCH | Global efforts to end smoking stall https://bit.ly/3u9NpxZ
In #Pakistan, more than 160,000 people die annually from tobacco-related illness. Lack of cessation aids are intensifying the use of combustible cigarettes in the country. For more on the health & economic consequences of #tobacco in Pakistan click here:
https://www.smokefreeworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Final%20Pakistan%20Economic%20Report_2Sep21.pdf
It is simply unacceptable that global consumption of #cigarettes is the same today as it was 30 years ago. The International Commission was created to consider new solutions for preventing deaths from tobacco use. #FightAgainstSmoking https://www.fightagainstsmoking.org/
As @thegtnf comes to a close, a panel on investment will continue the dialogue on the impact investors have on #tobacco companies. For more on the path ahead, explore the Tobacco Transformation Index: https://tobaccotransformationindex.org/
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