World Health Organization Publication : Year 2004 ; Issue 9241562870 - in English: The Millennium Development Goals and Tobacco Control

By Katharine M. Esson

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Title:	World Health Organization Publication : Year 2004 ; Issue 9241562870 - in English: The Millennium Development Goals and Tobacco Control
Author:	Katharine M. Esson
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago M. Esso, B. K. (n.d.). World Health Organization Publication : Year 2004 ; Issue 9241562870 - in English. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

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Excerpt
Tobacco use is an increasingly important contributor to premature death and ill-health in the developing world. Th e diseases for which tobacco use is an important risk factor—cancers, respiratory diseases and cardiovascular diseases— are taking an increasing toll in less developed countries and among low income groups in many countries. Poor people are especially vulnerable to harm from tobacco use. In addition to the long-term health risks, tobacco use among low income groups can have immediate, insidious eff ects, through diverting scarce family resources away from benefi cial uses. Household survey data show that poor families are more likely to include one or more smokers than richer families, and oft en allocate a substantial part of the families’ total expenditures to these harmful products. If a breadwinner becomes ill as a result of tobacco use, the cost of health care and the loss of earnings and productivity can worsen poverty or push families living precariously into poverty.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x The impact of tobacco use in the developing world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger: the role of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Correlates of income poverty and the role of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Establishing a global partnership for development: the role of tobacco control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi The way forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? The Millennium Development Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? Global health initiatives relevant to the MDGs and tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? II. THE SCALE AND CONSEQUENCES OF TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? The prevalence of tobacco use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Levels of tobacco consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? The health eff ects of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? The impact of tobacco companies and trade liberalization on tobacco use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? III. MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1 – Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger: the role of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Tobacco use in the world’s poorest nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Future trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Tobacco use among the poor within countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Reasons why the poor smoke more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Poverty and the opportunity costs of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Poverty and the health eff ects of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Poverty and the macroeconomic costs of tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? Poverty and the economics of tobacco cultivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?? MDG 1 and tobacco control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .??