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0077/2019 - Dia Mundial Sem Tabaco: O tabaco é uma ameaça à saúde e à sustentabilidade.
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco is a Threat to the One Health and Sustainability.

Author:

• Subhash Janardhan Bhore - Bhore, SJ - <subhashbhore@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4894-2422


Abstract:

On 31st May of every year, in honour of the ‘World No Tobacco Day (WNTD),’ the international community does organise various events and encourages avoiding all forms of tobacco consumption. To commemorate WNTD-2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) has promoted awareness to highlight the link between tobacco and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Because, tobacco use is the second leading cause of CVD, after high blood pressure. In addition to CVD, tobacco use is also known to cause many non-communicable diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and other complicated disorders caused by smoking. In fact, non-communicable diseases are now emerging as the primary disease burden. Globally, tobacco use kills about 7 million people each year, and if the trend remains the same, then it will kill more than 8 million people per year by 2030. On the contrary, despite promoting awareness, the tobacco industry is growing with little or no regulation. However, in the long run, the global community will not be able to afford business as usual as tobacco has a direct impact on human health, environmental health and sustainable development. The impact of tobacco on one health, sustainability, as well as the need to consider the most stringent regulations to control tobacco threat, is highlighted in this article.

Keywords:

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Food supply; Non-communicable diseases; United Nations; World Health Organization

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Bhore, SJ. Dia Mundial Sem Tabaco: O tabaco é uma ameaça à saúde e à sustentabilidade.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2019/Mar). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/dia-mundial-sem-tabaco-o-tabaco-e-uma-ameaca-a-saude-e-a-sustentabilidade/17151?id=17151&id=17151



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