Smoking kills over 8000 people in Cameroon yearly

By Moma Sandrine The World ‘No Tobacco Day’ has been observed with focus on the theme ‘Tobacco and Lung Health. This took place last May 31, 2010. To this effect, smokers have been called upon to quit smoking so as to keep their lungs healthy. On every cigarette packet, it is clearly written ‘Tobacco seriously damages your health’. However, cigarette addicts seem to undermine this warning. While speaking to a general practitioner at the TB ward in the Bamenda regional hospital, Dr Nyambu Nelitha, she said tobacco is detrimental to lung health. “Tobacco smoking both active and passive compromises lung…