10 July 2013 | Panama City, Panama - At 2.3 billion, the number of people worldwide covered by at least one life-saving measure to limit tobacco use has more than doubled in the last five years, according to the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2013.
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今年报告的重点是禁止烟草广告、促销和赞助。
The number of people covered by bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, the focus of this year’s report, increased by almost 400 million people residing mainly in low- and middle-income countries.
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“实施全面禁令以及其它烟草控制措施的国家在短短几年内就明显减少了烟草使用。”
“Countries that introduced complete bans together with other tobacco control measures have been able to cut tobacco use significantly within only a few years.“
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世卫组织预防非传染性疾病司司长Douglas Bettcher博士
Dr Douglas Bettcher, the Director of WHO’s Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases department
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此外，报告显示，各国禁烟运动目前覆盖人口总数为30亿人。
Furthermore, the Report shows that 3 billion people are now covered by national anti-tobacco campaigns.
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这劝阻了数以亿计的人不要开始吸烟。
As a result, hundreds of millions of nonsmokers are less likely to start.
However, the Report notes, to achieve the globally agreed target of a 30% reduction of tobacco use by 2025, more countries have to implement comprehensive tobacco control programmes.
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全面禁止烟草广告、促销和赞助
Re-enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship worldwide