Azerbaijani Schoolchildren Examined for Smoking Marlboro

Azerbaijan is examining the situation with students' smoking Marlboro, Tofig Musayev, the head of the ministry's center for public health and reform, told Trend.

Up to 3,000 13-15-year-old schoolchildren from 25 schools will be examined in Azerbaijan.

"The Education Ministry has specified a list of schools," he said. "Schoolchildren will be examined on a uniform methodology based on the WHO standards."
Azerbaijan is preparing the bill on limiting tobacco production.

Azerbaijan joined the Convention on Limiting Tobacco Production in 2005.

About 5.4 million people die each year because of smoking, the World Health Organization said. It is expected that this number will increase up to 8 million in 2030.