Abstract Tobacco dependence pharmacotherapy (TDP) plays a major role in smoking cessation. We conducted a rapid assessment of current smoking, availability of TDP and the willingness to quit and to pay for TDP among 56 patients with tobacco-attributable diseases and …
Content (no Abstract) BackgroundTuberculosis (TB), the disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a major public health problem globally. In 2014,more than 9.6 million people are estimated to have fallen ill withTB while 1.5 million people died of the disease Read …
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is globally one of the major non-communicable diseases (NCDs). COPD is also among the NCDs that are increasing worldwide, with the poorest and most vulnerable communities most affected. For decades, tobacco smoke (including second-hand …