10 Questions
What was the estimated number of global malaria cases in 2013?
198 million
When was the National Malaria Prevention Programme launched in India?
1953
Where does the vast majority of the disease burden from malaria fall?
Sub-Saharan Africa
How many deaths from malaria occur in Africa?
About 90%
What was the estimated number of malaria cases in India at the time of independence?
75 million
Which type of tobacco products includes bidis, cigarettes, pipes, cigars, and hookah?
Smoking tobacco products
What is the occupational illness known as an acute form of nicotine toxicity resulting from absorption of nicotine through the skin?
Green tobacco sickness (GTS)
According to WHO, if current trends continue, by 2030 tobacco use will kill more than how many people worldwide each year?
8 million
What percentage of cancer in males in India is directly attributed to tobacco?
50%
What is the term used for smokeless tobacco products like chewing tobacco, betel quid with tobacco, khaini, and gutka?
Smokeless tobacco products
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