煙草在線據斐濟時報報道編譯　　在太平洋群島，有很大比例的死亡是與非傳染性疾病引起的疾病有關。如果斐濟當局支持太平洋群島卷煙提稅舉措的話，預計卷煙價格將會上漲。

　　這次的提稅提案得到了世界衛生組織的支持，其目的是阻止吸煙，并將提稅獲得的額外稅收用于公共衛生系統。

　　在斐濟，每三名成人中就有一人有因非傳染性疾病引起的心臟病、癌癥和慢性呼吸系統疾病而早亡的危險。

　　世界衛生組織負責非傳染性疾病預防的干事道格拉斯·貝特切爾說，提高太平洋群島的卷煙稅，以減少因非傳染性疾病造成的死亡。

　　貝特切爾博士說：“這對太平洋群島確實非常重要，因為這里存在著非傳染性疾病危機——由吸煙、使用煙草、肥胖、缺乏體育活動和有害使用酒精引起的心臟病、癌癥、慢性呼吸系統疾病等。”

　　“非傳染性疾病已經取代了傳染性疾病，成為當今世界上最大的殺手?！?/p>

　　“全球的全部死亡病例中，有63%是因非傳染性疾病造成，而這些死亡病例中，超過80%是發生在像太平洋群島這樣的發展中國家，而在這些發展中國家的死亡病例中，每年有3600萬是死于非傳染性疾病，而這些人中，大約有1400萬屬于早亡，這意味著人們在不到70歲的年齡就去世了?！?/p>

　　貝特切爾博士說，在全球的發展趨勢的背景下看，太平洋群島的統計數據讓人震驚。

　　他說：“全球的非傳染性疾病造成的平均死亡率為20%，而且很多高收入國家更是低至10%。但在太平洋群島，這個非傳染新疾病死亡危機已經達到了流行比例?！?/p>

　　“在像馬紹爾群島這樣的國家，非傳染性疾病造成死亡的風險是60%，而在斐濟，非傳染性疾病造成的死亡比例是30%。這意味著每十個成年人中就有3人因非傳染性疾病而早亡的風險非常高?！?/p>

　　貝特切爾博士在于4月29日開始，在Tanoa國際賓館舉辦的一次大會上發表了講話。

Fiji: Smoke Price to Rise

　　EXPECT a hike in the price of cigarettes if local authorities support moves to increase taxation on cigarettes in Pacific Islands, where a high percentage of deaths are related to diseases caused by non communicable diseases (NCDs).

　　The proposed increase in tax, which is supported by the World Health Organization, is aimed at discouraging smoking, and using the additional tax revenue on public health systems.

　　One in every three adults in Fiji is at risk of premature death from heart disease, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases caused by NCDs.

　　And WHO director for the prevention of NCD Douglas Bettcher said increasing taxation on cigarettes in Pacific Islands could reduce deaths from NCDs.

　　"This is really important for the Pacific because there is a crisis in NCDs — heart diseases, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases which are caused by smoking, tobacco use, obesity, lack of physical activity and harmful use of alcohol," Dr Bettcher said.

　　"NCDs are the biggest killers in the world today, they've taken over from communicable diseases.

　　"Of the 63 per cent of all deaths in the world due to NCDs, over 80 per cent of those deaths are in developing countries like the Pacific Islands and of these, 36 million deaths from NCDs every year, about 14 million of those are premature, meaning people dying under the age of 70."

　　Dr Bettcher said when viewed in the context of global trends, the statistics in the Pacific were alarming.

　　"The world average is 20 per cent and many high income countries are achieving 10 per cent. In the Pacific, the crisis has reached epidemic proportions.

　　"In countries like the Marshall Islands, the risk is 60 per cent and in Fiji, the rate is 30 per cent. This means that three in every 10 adults have a very high risk of prematurely dying from a NCD."

　　Dr Bettcher was speaking at a conference held at the Tanoa International Hotel which began on Monday. Enditem