World Health Organization
The tobacco epidemic is preventable. Hundreds of millions of people do not have to die this century from tobacco-related illness – but only if the leaders of governments and civil society take urgent action now.
WHO has introduced the MPOWER package of six proven policies:
- Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies,
- Protect people from tobacco smoke,
- Offer help to quit tobacco use,
- Warn about the dangers of tobacco,
- Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and
- Raise taxes on tobacco.
The MPOWER policy package can reverse the tobacco epidemic and prevent millions of tobacco-related deaths.
For details, please visit the website of WHO: http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/en/
You may also contact us (tobacco@cleartheair.org.hk) for more information.