But only 23 countries are providing cessation services at the best-practice level, making it the most under-implemented MPOWER measure in terms of number of countries offering full coverage.
Tobacco cessation services include national toll-free quit lines, “mCessation” services to reach larger populations via mobile phones, counselling by primary health care providers and cost-covered nicotine replacement therapy.
Michael R. Bloomberg, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries and founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, said the report shows government-led efforts to help people quit tobacco work when properly implemented.
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布隆伯格先生说:“目前越来越多的国家将烟草控制作为优先事项以挽救生命,但仍有许多工作要做。
“More countries are making tobacco control a priority and saving lives, but there’s still much more work to be done,” said Mr Bloomberg.
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世卫组织的新报告聚焦于帮助人们戒烟的全球努力,详述了我们取得的一些最重要成就。”
“The WHO’s new report shines a spotlight on global efforts to help people quit using tobacco and it details some of our most important gains.”
The report, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, showed that while only 23 countries have implemented cessation support policies at the highest level, 116 more provide fully or partially cost-covered services in some or most health facilities, and another 32 offer services but do not cost-cover them, demonstrating a high level of public demand for support to quit.
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大多数国家的烟草使用也成比例下降,但人口增长意味着使用烟草的总人数依然居高不下。
Tobacco use has also declined proportionately in most countries, but population growth means the total number of people using tobacco has remained stubbornly high.