Dr Hans Kluge: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- WHO's regional director for Europe
- Quoted on
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD), Children's health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“Chronic respiratory diseases have "long been overlooked due to insufficient policy focus and underfunding"”
What Dr Hans Kluge has said
“European girls aged 13 to 15 now have the highest tobacco use rates among their age group anywhere in the world. That is not an accident, it's the result of deliberate industry strategy targeting young people with flavoured products and sophisticated social media marketing.”
WHO regional director for Europe · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · European girls aged 13-15 have world’s highest rate of tobacco use for age group ↗
Where Dr Hans Kluge has been quoted
- Europe has plans for cancer and heart disease – lung health is still waitingeuractiv.com · 29 Sept 2026
- European girls aged 13-15 have world’s highest rate of tobacco use for age grouptheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
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