Tobacco use is a global health problem with 1.13 billion smokers and 8 million deaths annually, including 1.2 million from second-hand smoke. Jordan ranks as the fourteenth country globally with the highest rate of smokers, which represent 34.8% of the population.1 It is a burden on individuals, communities and economies, causing various diseases and preventable deaths. Tobacco is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. At this event, FIP will present a new handbook to support pharmacists and their organizations in providing a range of tobacco cessation services. This will be accompanied by a reference guide identifying the knowledge and skills pharmacists need to provide such services.
This event was organised by Jordan Pharmacists Association (JPA) in collaboration with International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and World Health Organization (WHO).
1 Data from: Smoking Rates by Country. https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/smoking-rates-by-country/#jordan
