4th edition of the Tobacco Atlas predicts Middle-Eastern women and children face increasing risk for tobacco-related deaths and disease

The Eastern Mediterranean is one of the few remaining WHO regions where smoking prevalence is still increasing. Experts predict devastating health and economic harm from increased tobacco use in more than 20 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) of the World Health Organization (WHO). In the latest edition of the Tobacco Atlas, WHO joined the Atlas publishers to call for immediate attention to this looming health crisis that will escalate without the implementation of proven interventions. Read more here.

Access the 4th edition of the Tobacco Atlas here.