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Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion – are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from tobacco-related diseases every year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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![[UN News photo]](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/27-05-2020_Unsplash_tobacco.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg "Alert: WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain 18")
