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WHO warns death wave from tobacco to hit China,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
A surge in tobacco-related deaths is likely to hit China in the coming decades if no strong tobacco control measures are put in place in a country with over 300 million adult smokers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], said a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on tobacco control.
"We can be sure that the death rate will not peak for decades. The number of tobacco-related deaths is a rising trend,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Douglas Bettcher,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Director of WHO Tobacco Free Initiative,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], told Xinhua in an exclusive interview as China seems certain to miss a five-year deadline to completely ban smoking in all public indoor places.
China ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], pledging measures to effectively curb tobacco use,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], including smoke-free legislation,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], large and clear warnings on the harmful effects of tobacco on cigarette packs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], total bans on all forms of tobacco advertising,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], promotion and sponsorship, among others.The treaty took effect in China on Jan. 9,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2006.
"Smoke-free laws should include all indoor workplaces including bars,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], restaurants,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and hotels,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Bettcher,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who described the rate of exposure to tobacco smoke in China as "very, very high."Recently published WHO statistics found 600,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 people die every year worldwide due to exposure to second-hand smoke.
A report published by a group of Chinese and foreign experts Thursday lamented China's slow progress in tobacco control and blasted the tobacco industry's interference for delaying efforts to meet the government's smoking cut commitments.
The report -- "Tobacco Control and China's Future" -- also releases a new estimate,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], raising the number of tobacco-related deaths in China to 3.5 million per year by 2030.About 1.2 million Chinese die each year from tobacco-related illness at present,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], according to the report.
Bettcher said to prevent the tobacco death wave,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], China needs to stop its young people from taking up smoking and give smokers the knowledge, incentives and help they need to quit.He said there are positive developments in China and the WHO has seen"some best practices" in the smoke-free Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo.
"Restaurants and all other indoor areas in the Expo venue were 100 percent smoke-free for six months. People were happy with the policy and it was well enforced and implemented,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Bettcher said."It shows that it is possible in China and China's policy makers should feel more confident now,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he added.