Pakistan Must Follow Sweden’s Lead to Reduce Smoking Deaths

Smoking in Pakistan

A newly released report, Tale of Two Nations: Pakistan vs. Sweden, warns that Pakistan risks missing a crucial opportunity to combat its smoking crisis, which claims 164,000 lives annually. The report, authored by global harm reduction expert Dr. Delon Human, contrasts Pakistan’s traditional tobacco control approach with Sweden’s harm reduction model, which has driven smoking […]

3 Practices to Prevent 1,200,000 Deaths in Pakistan: Insights from a Recent Report

Tobacco Control in Pakistan

Pakistan has actively adopted multiple measures suggested by the WHO in its fight against smoking. These measures include placing visible health warnings on products, and imposing limitations on advertisements across national television, radio, and print media. Together with this a further impressive 90% of public areas have been declared smoke-free. However, there is still a […]