Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa , the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University’s Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research in South Africa and researchers at the University College Hospital , Ibadan, have canvassed integration of smoking cessation into Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system.
“A scientific brief released by the WHO earlier this year also showed that smokers are at higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19. In view of these findings, it is safe to conclude that smoking cessation has major health benefits for smokers,” he said. “When You Quit, You Win. According to the WHO, the benefits of quitting are immediate and even long term: Within 20 minutes, heart rate and blood pressure drop. In 12 hours, the carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal and in two to 12 weeks, circulation improves and lung function increases.
He added: “A disturbing reality is the fact that the National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and the National Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 that can make that environment a reality have not yet been enforced.”Speaking, Director of ATIM and Deputy Vice Chancellor of SMU, Prof. Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, who was represented by Dr. Francis Fagbule of UTH, supported Akinbode’s submissions, insisting that quitting smoking has major health benefits for women and men of all ages, regardless of their health status.
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