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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 23:21 UTC

Tag: lung health

  • Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:39 UTC

    World No Tobacco Day: the damage tobacco causes to lung health

    WHO is calling on countries and partners to increase action to protect people from exposure to tobacco.

    On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization is highlighting the damage tobacco causes to lung health: over 40% of all tobacco-related deaths are from lung diseases like cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and tuberculosis. WHO is calling on countries and partners to increase action to protect people from exposure to tobacco.