The National Capital District (NCD) Provincial Health Authority (PHA) joined forces with staff and students of New Erima Primary School to commemorate World No Tobacco Day recently, spotlighting the dangers of tobacco and the tactics used by the tobacco industry targeting young people both nationally and globally.
Tobacco is a harmful product that poses serious health risks. Director of Public Health Services, Dr. Amos Lano, explained that nicotine is highly toxic and dangerous.
“Nicotine builds up in the lungs over time, causing lung cancer, contributing to hypertension, slowing a child’s growth and development, and leading to other diseases,” Dr. Lano said.
The more cigarettes a person smokes each day, the more their life expectancy is shortened. Our health—and the health of those around us—is important, so it’s everyone’s responsibility to prevent passive smoking and eliminate tobacco-related diseases.
Sr. Ileen Thomas, Manager of the Non-Communicable Disease program, highlighted that tobacco is deliberately harmful to health.
“Tobacco kills around 8 million people in the world every year,” said Sr. Thomas.
Sr. Thomas further elaborated that Tobacco is designed to have a negative impact on the overall health of a person. She emphasized that students and staff who smoke should gradually reduce their daily cigarette intake to successfully quit smoking.
The CEO of NCD PHA, Dr. Robin Oge, urged students, staff, and residents of NCD to abstain from smoking.
“Let’s all promote a healthy lifestyle and live happy, healthy lives,” he said.
Dr. Oge added, “Change begins within each of us—we must choose a nicotine-free life.”
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