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Q. What is the connection between tobacco use and poverty? A. The net economic effect of tobacco is to decrease an economy's productive capacity through death, increased poverty and higher health care costs. The tobacco epidemic makes global health inequalities worse. In most countries, tobacco use is higher among the poor than the rich and the poor suffer more from the consequences of tobacco-related diseases, creating economic hardship and perpetuating the cycle of poverty and illness. The early death of the primary wage earner is especially catastrophic for poor families and communities. In addition, money spent on tobacco means money not spent on basic necessities such as food, shelter, education and health care. In some developing countries, the lowest income group spend more than 10% of their household income on tobacco. |
MYA seeks ban on drug stores selling tobacco
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES: FEBRUARY 16, 2012:- Pharmacies would be prohibited from selling cigarettes and other tobacco products if the selectmen approve a health regulation proposed by the Middleboro Youth Advocates.
LAHORE: FEBRUARY 16, 2012:- The District Committee for Tobacco Control (DCTC) has finalized a comprehensive strategy to ensure smoking free health centres, government offices and public places across the provincial capital through implementation of anti smoking laws.
RALEIGH, UNITED STATES: FEBRUARY 15, 2012:- Wendell resident Ilana Adlee, a fifth-grader at Wendell Elementary School and an American Heart Association youth advocate, recently took part in a town hall meeting with U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.
PHILLIPPINES: FEBRUARY 15, 2012:- Representative Emilio Abaya’s excise tax bill on tobacco products—a measure President Benigno Aquino III certified as urgent---received on Wednesday a push from tobacco control advocates, who want cigarette prices to rise so the young and poor will be deterred from lighting up the smoking sticks.
MUMBAI: FEBRUARY 15, 2012:- Under its National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in association with the World Lung Foundation (WLF), is slated to launch a mass media campaign titled ‘Tobacco is eating your baby alive' this week.
CARMAN, CANADA: JANUARY 23, 2012:- Is there anybody better to educate children about the dangers of smoking, than the kids themselves?