The most feared negative impact of cigarette smoke is dying from many chronic diseases, which is actually highly preventable. If not controlled, it is estimated that tobacco will kill 1 billion people throughout 21st century. This warning is delivered by Edouard d'Espaignet Tursan, health experts from the Tobacco Free Initiative of World Health Organization (WHO). He said the deaths caused by cigarette smoke in the world happened at least once every 6 seconds.
"If effective problem solving not immediately taken, tobacco could kill more than 1 billion people throughout 21st century," said Edouard in a journalism workshop in the series of 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCOTH) at the Swissotel Stamford, Singapore.
"If effective problem solving not immediately taken, tobacco could kill more than 1 billion people throughout 21st century," said Edouard in a journalism workshop in the series of 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCOTH) at the Swissotel Stamford, Singapore.