As many as 15,000 people are estimated to die due to tobacco consumption in Nepal every year, according to a report issued here by Nepal Cancer Relief Society on Wednesday.
Due to the delay in ratification of the framework convention in tobacco control, the promotion of tobacco products hasbeen going unabated.
"Earlier, the ratification was delayed citing the lack of authentic legal body in the country. No efforts have been made on that front even after the formation of a new government and the revival of the House of Representative," president of the NCRS Diwakar Raj Karnikar said in the Report.
"The government should not make compromise on the matter as it concerns public health," he said.
According to WHO, concrete measure included in the treaty could help save. 200 million lives world wide by the year 2050, if a progressive 50 percent reduction in uptake consumption rates in achieved.
Many measures in the WHO and FCTC have deadline and clear guidelines. With the treaty is entry into force, countries have three years to enforce health warnings on tobacco products, and five years to implement comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan Corporation has agreed to provide space for putting hoardings against smoking and tobacco consumption in 10 major places of the valley.
According to the WHO, 85 percent of liver cancer is caused by smoking. Globally, 5 million people die of smoking every year.
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