THE country has made progress on tobacco control in recent years, but there were still millions of Filipinos who continued to smoke with over 80,000 reported deaths due to tobacco-related diseases annually.

To help curb the tobacco prevalence, Lung Center Philippines opened a smoking cessation clinic to accelerate smoking cessation efforts by providing greater support for smokers that would improve their ability to quit the habit and stay nicotine-free. The smoking cessation clinic was launched on November 18 with important stakeholders in attendance, including representatives from the Department of Health (DoH), Lung Center of the Philippines and Johnson & Johnson (Philippines) Inc.