World Chronicle 830: Derek Yach, WHO

Michael Littlejohns interviews Derek Yach, Programme Manager of the Tobacco Free Initiative at the World Health Organization, for World Chronicle program 830.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:04
• Production Date: 22 March 2001
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BETSY PISIK; DEREK YACH; MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS; ROBERT HOLLOWAY
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: PUBLIC HEALTH; TOBACCO CONTROL
• MAMS Id: 2187949
• Parent Id: 827160

Description

IMPACT OF TOBACCO ON PUBLIC HEALTH

Why do hundreds of millions of people worldwide sti ll smoke? Tobacco's negative effects on health are many and well-described, including increased risks of heart disease and many cancers. In this edition of World Chronicle, Dr. Derek Yach, Programme Manager of the Tobacco-Free Initiative at the World Health Organization, talks about the impact of tobacco on public health around the world.

• Scripts: File; 830.pdf (28.92 KB)