Asia-Pacific Aims to Cut Smoking Rate by 5% Over the Next Five Years
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 25: Smokers in the Asia-Pacific region account for about half of the world’s total. To reduce tobacco harm and protect public health, the 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health concluded in Beijing on the
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 25 (Reporter Hu Hao) Asia-Pacific smokers accounted for about one-half of the global smokers. In order to eliminate the hazards of tobacco, to protect the rights and interests of health, the 25th in Beijing concluded the 11th Asia-Pacific Tobacco Control Conference through the Declaration on Tobacco Control, advocating all parties to work together to achieve the next five years to achieve the goal of 5% reduction in the rate of smoking in the population.
The Asia-Pacific Conference on Tobacco Control (APCTC) was initiated by non-governmental tobacco control organizations in Asia-Pacific countries and regions, and the first conference was held in 1989.In the sub-forum on Smoking and Lung Cancer, China's thoracic surgery experts introduced that 80% of lung cancers are related to tobacco smoke, so comprehensively avoiding tobacco smoke is the most effective way to prevent and treat lung cancer.
