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Beijing Bans Public Smoking, but Enforcement Poses a Challenge
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China bans smoking in public places in June 2015. The authorites say unlike previous bans before the Olympics this one will be enforced. The damage to public health is immense, with about one third of smokers in the world in China. Public spaces include restaurants, offices, bars, nightclubs, airports and trains. Included also are areas around schools and hospitals. There are 301 million smokers in China, according to the World Health Organization. About 53% of men and 2.4% of women smoke regularly, and this contributes to 1 million deaths from heart disease, cancer and other diseases. WHO estimates about 100,000 deaths from second hand smoke. About 28.1% of the population are smokers, based on the 2010 survey. The survey was organized by the WHO and China's Center for Disease Prevention and Control. The figure of 2.4% shows women are less affected than men by the damage done to public health. Women also are leading the way to fight smoking and effects of second hand smoke. People in Beijing already have to deal with the effects of pollution in the air they breathe, and are keen on eliminating the additional harmful effects of secondhand smoke added to this.
China's fight against smoking and the damage to public health- (1) the ban on public smoking in Beijing in June 2015
06/01/2015
China has by one estimate one third of the world's smokers. About 20% of the population in Beijing are smokers and the effects of second hand smoke are evident everywhere. The damage to public health is great and the authorites are aware of the need to step up the campaign to reduce smoking. The campaign has come late and is just beginning. The cost of being a laggard in this critical area of public health is immense and not fully understood.
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