University of York Research Reveals Gaps in Support to Help Smokers Quit

University of York research reveals gaps in support to help smokers quit

A study from the University of York has suggested most smokers in low- and middle-income countries are not receiving the support they need to quit.

Tobacco quit services remain scarce across low-and middle-income countries

Only 13 low-and middle-income countries offer smokers the full support needed to help them quit, leaving around 1.3 billion people without access to effective care, according to a new study.

Quitting Smoking is Harder in Developing Nations

Tobacco use is one of the world’s leading causes of preventable death, killing more than seven million people annually. Quitting smoking is objectively difficult, but is more so when resources and support are unavailable or lacking. “The World Health Organization (WHO) defines six proven strategies to reduce tobacco use, referred to by the acronym MPOWER, with one of the strategies being to offer tobacco users help with quitting,” wrote the auth…

Health systems failing smokers in poorest nations, experts say

Only 13 low- and middle-income countries offer smokers the full support needed to help them quit, leaving around 1.3 billion people without access to effective care, according to a new study.

Experts say poorest nations’ health systems are failing smokers

Only 13 low- and middle-income countries provide smokers with the full package of care recommended to help them quit, according to a new review published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding exposes a major gap between the scale of the global tobacco epidemic and the healthcare systems available to address it. Around 1.3 billion people are believed to be left without reliable access to effective cessation support, even though toba…