WORLD TOBACCO DAY MARKED IN KSI

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A research conducted by the Ghana Health Service has revealed that the three northern regions in the country lead in high consumption of tobacco. 

Another report by the Ghana Health Service has also indicated that one out of every 10 youth population in Ghana also smoke tobacco, with people dying from tobacco-related diseases said to be on the increase.  

 A Deputy Director and Head of Disease Control and Prevention Department at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Kyei Faried disclosed this at the launch of this year’s World No Tobacco Day in Kumasi, under the theme, “Get Ready for Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products”. 

More than 100 students from selected Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis attended the launch. 

Dr. Kyei Faried said though there is a law banning smoking of tobacco in public places, which includes educational institutions, the incidence of cigarette smoking is very still high because it is very cheap to buy in Ghana.

 He called for collective efforts to drastically reduce cigarette smoking, a practice which Dr. Kyei Faried noted has dangerous health implications. 

The Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Alexis Nang Beifubah said the launch is targeting the youth because they are most likely to fall victim to tobacco smoking.

 He stressed the need for companies who manufacture cigarette to include pictorial health warnings on cigarette packaging to enable smokers to appreciate the dangers and health risks of tobacco use. 

The Programme Director of Vision for Alternative Development, an NGO, Labaran Musah said, currently Australia remains the only country that has implemented the plain packaging law, while several others including Ghana are yet to pass such a law to protect the health of citizens against tobacco-related diseases.

  

                              



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