Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
UICC, WCRFI and McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer's response to the Zero Draft of the 2025 Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health
Strategy document
03 Jun 2025
21 Mar 2025
This newly published commentary in BMJ Global Health highlights the urgent need to integrate tobacco cessation into chronic respiratory disease (CRD) care as a key strategy to reduce the global burden of CRDs.
It presents a comprehensive approach that includes strengthening smoke-free environments, enhancing hospital- and community-based cessation services, protecting vulnerable populations, and leveraging digital health innovations. The article also outlines practical strategies aligned with WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and Sustainable Development Goals.