US EditionWHO report urges stronger action against global tobacco epidemic
- The World Health Organization released its Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report on June 23, 2025, in Dublin highlighting tobacco control progress and challenges worldwide.
- The report follows over 20 years of tobacco control efforts under the WHO Framework Convention but notes progress has slowed due to COVID-19 disruptions and regulation challenges with new products like vapes.
- Although 79 countries protect one-third of the global population with comprehensive smoke-free laws, taxation—the most effective tobacco control measure—has seen minimal improvement since 2018, rising only from 13 to 15 percent.
- WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros urged raising cigarette taxes to offset cuts in global aid funding, stating that more research on new tobacco products is needed and calling to 'ensure that no one is left behind' in tobacco control.
- The report warns that without renewed policies and stronger commitment, tobacco use may increase again globally, risking over 7 million annual deaths and economic losses estimated at $1.8 trillion each year.
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The World Health Organization advocates a higher tobacco tax in Germany.
Robert Armstrong: This Government's tobacco ban risks an Irish border showdown
Robert Armstrong is Director of the Institute for Free Trade, and Advisor for Special Initiatives at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy. The Government’s plans for the UK to become the first country in the world to introduce a so-called “generational smoking ban” are becoming increasingly untenable. The media has done a perfectly good job explaining just how ridiculous it is that one day a 43-year-old will be banned from smoking whi…
The World Health Organization (WHO) knows how to curb tobacco consumption. It has clear recommendations for this. Germany, however, is putting human lives at risk, warns it.
The World Health Organization accuses Germany of blatant shortcomings in the fight against nicotine addiction. Above all, smoking bans in public spaces are completely inadequate.
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