Tobacco use is accountable for 8 million deaths each year. As the news came out that smokers had increased odds of developing severe disease with COVID-19 compared to those who do not smoke, it prompted millions of smokers to want to quit tobacco. 

Quitting tobacco can be a challenge, particularly in the presence of the additional social and economic stress that has come with the pandemic. About 60% of the 1.3 billion tobacco users across the globe have expressed the desire to quit; however, just 30% of them have access to the tools that can help them to be able to do so.

The 2021 campaign of the World No Tobacco Day intends to support tobacco users in their attempt to quit... (WHO)