One of the objectives of banning tobacco advertising by the Government of India, was to discourage adolescents from consuming tobacco products, as it is one of the most dangerous products to the health of users. The World Health Organisation (WHO), shows that Tobacco took over 3 million deaths in the year 1990, and by the year 1998 deaths rose to 4.023 million. By the year 2020, deaths will be around 8.4 million, and finally by 2030, deaths will reach 10 million people.
However, Analysts have suggested that there could be a conflict of interest between the government duty to care for their people and the income the government receives through taxation on Tobacco products because …show more content…
So my friends thought that those kinds of cigarettes wouldn’t be that bad for their health, but now many of them have struggled to quit smoking. Fortunately, more recently, since Peru has joined the WHO (World Health Organization) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on February 28, 2005 they have implemented partial restrictions on tobacco advertising:
“There is no comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Rather, certain specified practices are prohibited or restricted. Tobacco advertising is prohibited on television, radio and websites. Tobacco advertising is restricted to newspapers and magazines whose target audience is over the age of 18, and advertising may not be on the front or back cover.” (“Tobacco Control Laws”,