WHO Press conference

On World No Tobacco Day 2019 (31 May), WHO is focusing on the strong connection between tobacco use as a major cause of lung disease, like chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancer and tuberculosis. Tobacco-related lung disease accounts for the deaths of over 40% of people who die as a result of tobacco.

• Dr Vinayak Prasad, acting Director, Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
• Dr Kerstin Schotte, technical officer, Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO