Every year about 6.4 million people or 4% of the total population of Bangladesh becoming poor due to expenses to treat killer diseases and most of them are affected by tobacco use. Hence to combat this epidemic, like other countries…
Multinational tobacco companies that operate in Bangladesh enjoy the kind of packaging advertisement which they never have in any developed countries. They have to follow plain packaging or pictorial warning signs on same brands which they do not do in…
Non-smokers, especially women, children, elderly are being most affected due to sec0nd hand smoking. So it is essential to enforce tobacco control law to aware public about its health importance. Further, the increasing number…
As a regular campaign, SERAC-Bangladesh continues advocacy for smoke free public places, and transport. Today three public places have been made smoke free in Mymensingh with the advocacy by our youth group. Authorities of Letu Mandal High School in Sadar…
Every year a number of people suffer illness and many die due to tobacco related diseases in Bangladesh. Economic detriment is also high to face medical expenses. Considering the harms of tobacco consumption, like every year, the World No Tobacco…
At least one third of the most common cancers can be prevented through reducing alcohol consumption, healthier diets and improved physical activity levels. If smoking is included the figure is about 50%. Further, according to the WHO, 57000 people die…
A report by the World Health Organization states, every year 57000 people die in Bangladesh as a result of tobacco related diseases and it is also reported that about 1.2 million people are affected directly for 8 major tobacco related…
Tobacco alone kills 57000 people affects 1.2 million people with 8 killer diseases in Bangladesh a year. It also causes a large economic loss of about 11000 crore BDT per year in treatment, death and paralysis of a these population.…
57000 people die and 382000 people become paralyzed a year due to tobacco related diseases in Bangladesh as the WHO reports. Besides, 1200000 people are caught with 8 major non communicable diseases like cancer, tuberculosis, diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and…