印度无烟化组织敦促世卫组织限制青年吸烟,因为每天有5 500名儿童开始吸烟,并呼吁制定更严格的条例和科学政策。 Smokefree India urges WHO to curb youth tobacco use, citing 5,500 children starting daily, with calls for stricter regulations and science-based policies.

印度正在敦促卫生组织第11届缔约方会议加强青少年烟草预防工作, 并提到超过5,500名印度儿童每天开始吸烟, Smokefree India is urging the WHO’s COP11 to strengthen youth tobacco prevention, citing that over 5,500 Indian children start using tobacco daily, with significant use among school-aged youth. 该团体呼吁在学校附近禁烟,删除口味产品和单棒产品,扩大以学校为基础的预防,并纳入以青年为中心的戒烟方案。 The group calls for banning tobacco near schools, removing flavored and single-stick products, expanding school-based prevention, and integrating youth-centered cessation programs. 它还倡导对成年人获得更安全的尼古丁替代品进行监管,终止政府与烟草的联系,并优先考虑减少与烟草有关的死亡的科学政策,印度每年有135万人死于烟草。 It also advocates for regulated access to safer nicotine alternatives for adults, ending government ties to tobacco, and prioritizing science-based policies to reduce tobacco-related deaths, which number 1.35 million annually in India.