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Tobacco Harm Reduction Afghanistan
Tobacco Harm Reduction Afghanistan
The overall aim of THR Afghanistan is to enhance the health of smokers by raising awareness about the dangers of smoking and providing science-backed information to empower individuals to make informed choices, thereby reducing the harms associated with smoking. THR Afghanistan assists smokers in Afghanistan to switch to safer alternatives where they cannot quit smoking combustible cigarettes.
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The latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that the crude prevalence of tobacco smoking in Afghanistan in 2022 stands at 9.2 percent, with rates of 16.6 percent among males and 1.8 percent among females, respectively [1]. This results in 15,799 annual deaths attributed to tobacco smoking. In 2019, 6 percent of all deaths in the country were linked to tobacco smoking [2].
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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/375711/9789240088283-eng.pdf?sequence=1
THE TOBACCO ATLAS. https://tobaccoatlas.org/factsheets
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Tobacco harm reduction: Past history, current controversies and a proposed approach for the future
Tobacco harm reduction: Past history, current controversies and a proposed approach for the future
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