[Viewpoint] Saving an additional 100 million lives

10 years ago, we suggested a way to prevent 100 million deaths from tobacco.1 That initiative, grounded on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, led to the creation of the MPOWER technical package, which in the past decade has newly protected about 3 ·5 billion people with effective tobacco control strategies, reduced tobacco use prevalence substantially, and prevented 30 million deaths.2,3 As that work continues, today, along with global partners, we are launching a new cardiovascular health initiative—Resolve—to prevent an additional 100 million deaths globally.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research