Tobacco kills six million people die annually – WHO report

Currently, around six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a joint report by the World Health Organisation and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America has said. The report made available to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday by Tarik Jasarevi?, WHO Communications Officer, said policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, could generate significant government revenues for health and development work.