The use of tobacco is one of the main factors in the development of non -infectious diseases that cause premature death. WHO: Thanks to the convention against tobacco, it was possible to save millions of lives Healthcare ~ 60 > Over the past two decades, the use of tobacco products in the world has decreased by a third, report from the World Health Organization and remind that the WHO framework convention on the struggle against tobacco played a crucial role in this. This week marks 20 years from the moment of its entry into force. The Convention is the first agreement in the field of public healthcare in history, concluded under the auspices of WHO. The parties of the Convention are more than 180 states in which about 90 percent of the inhabitants of the planet lives. The contract is a legal basis and a comprehensive package of measures to combat tobacco, which helped save millions of lives. Among them are laws prohibiting smoking in public places, the introduction of increased taxes on tobacco products, the use of graphic warnings about health on the packs of cigarettes. 62 ~~ 60 > “tobacco is the plague for the plague for humanity, the main cause of deaths and diseases around the world that could be prevented, ”Tedros said Adkhan Goebreesus, General Director of WHO “The Convention is an important milestone in the field of public health and international law. We continue to call the countries to further strengthen and introduce the measures proposed in it, ”he added. Goebreesus called on countries that have not yet ratified the convention, to do it as soon as possible. ~ 60 > today Kolo 5.6 billion are under the protection of at least one of the measures provided for Convention. 138 countries demand to place large graphic warnings on health on health on the packs of cigarettes, dozens of countries have introduced a requirement for companies to sell cigarettes in simple packaging without branding, design or logo. read Also: European Bureau of the WHO presented updated smoking data in the region 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~More than a quarter of the world’s population is currently protected by the policy of the “Minerior Environment”, that is, a ban on smoking in the premises. More than 66 countries introduced prohibitions on advertising and promoting tobacco products. 60 > Convention also played an important role in establishing legal protection of the population in the face of aggressive tobacco industry campaigns, which spends tens of billions of dollars on promotion of their products and actively undermines the efforts to fight against tobacco. 60 > “tobacco industry is a destructive industry standing behind a tobacco epidemic, which is now trying to position itself as part of a solution, actively undermining the efforts to combat tobacco that could have save millions of lives, ”said Adrian Blanco Marquiso, head of the secretariat Convention. 60 > “WHO Framework convention against tobacco provides the parties with a set of measures to protect the population from the constantly changing tactics of this industry aimed at making profit due to human lives and the health of our health and health Planets, ”added She. 60 > tobacco use is one of the main factors in the development of non -infectious diseases that cause premature death and disability. This, in turn, turns into enormous expenses in the field of healthcare. Moreover, large areas are allocated for growing tobacco, which otherwise could be used for food production. The WHO is also reminded that trillions of cigarette butts pollute the environment.