By ANNIE ZULU
Breathe-Life Zambia has joined the Civil Consortium on Tobacco Control in Zambia in urging Government to quicken the adoption of the Tobacco Control Bill to save lives.
The organisation`s Executive Director Chisanga Mfula said once the Bill is passed, the harmful impact of tobacco and cigarette smoke on public health will be reduced.
In a statement made available to Zambian Feminine Pages, Mr Mfula noted that tobacco is deadly in any form and threatens the lung health of everyone exposed to it.
“Tobacco smoke is the single biggest public health threat the world is currently facing. It is estimated that there are 1.1 billion smokers worldwide, and around 8 million people are killed by tobacco smoke each year globally.
“Among these deaths, more than 7 million are the result of direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke,”
“The millions of deaths caused by tobacco-related respiratory disease are distressing, but even more distressing is the tremendous suffering caused by these illnesses, the debilitating effects of which affect the quality of life of people of all ages, in all regions of the globe,” he said.
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