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Bringing evidence into action on alcohol: public activity report, September 2022–December 2023
24 February 2026

Bringing evidence into action on alcohol: public activity report, September 2022–December 2023

This report highlights the public activities of the WHO Regional Office for Europe under the Evidence into Action Alcohol Project (EVID-ACTION), a project...

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FEEDcities project: the food environment in cities in eastern Europe and central Asia – Armenia
24 February 2026

FEEDcities project: the food environment in cities in eastern Europe and central Asia – Armenia

This technical report presents results from the FEEDcities project in eastern Europe and central Asia. The crosssectional survey was conducted in Yerevan,...

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Building financing pathways for digital health technologies in the WHO European Region
23 February 2026

Building financing pathways for digital health technologies in the WHO European Region

Digital health technologies (DHTs) can bring a variety of benefits in improving access to quality health services, enhancing the efficiency and sustainability...

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Progress report on the first mandate of the Technical Advisory Group on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management in the WHO European Region: bridging research and practice
23 February 2026

Progress report on the first mandate of the Technical Advisory Group on risk communication, community...

In February 2023, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, Regional Director for Europe, appointed WHO’s first-ever Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on risk communication,...

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Tobacco and noncommunicable diseases

4 May 2023
 | Technical document
Tobacco and noncommunicable diseases
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Overview

  • There are 1.3 billion tobacco users around the world. Half of them will die from a tobacco-related disease.
  • Most of the deaths and disabilities attributable to tobacco are due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases. The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attack and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
  • Tobacco use is one of the major risk factors for NCDs.
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Tobacco (TOB)
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World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
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