Quit4TB Trial
Tobacco Adolescent Pakistan(TAP)
Physical health of mentally ill

“Our bodies are gardens to the which our wills are gardeners.” — William Shakespeare READERS might find it surprising to know that people with mental illness live less long than […]
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Senior Qualitative Researcher
COVID-19 & Tobacco Survey
The current global COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all aspects of life for a large proportion of the world’s population. There is an urgent need to understand the impact of […]
Read More →STOP survey (Studying Tobacco users Of Pakistan (STOP): repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal survey)
In Pakistan, 19.1% adults consume tobacco causing around 160,000 deaths/year. Pakistan government has introduced a number of measures inline with WHO MPOWER strategy e.g. introduction of pictorial health warnings on cigarette […]
Read More →Tobacco cessation within TB programmes: A ‘real world’ solution for countries with dual burden of disease
TB and Tobacco is a four-year project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The project is coordinated by the University of York (Department of Health […]
Read More →The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among hookah smokers, A two-arm, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial
The Hookah Trial is a clinical trial sponsored by the University of York and funded by GRAND 2014 Researcher Award. It is a two arm, double blind, randomized, placebo controlled […]
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