90 Percent Of Africans Are Not Protected By Smoke-Free Laws

 11.11.2009 06:23   medicalnewstoday.com

As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke, according to a new report released at a regional cancer conference. The report, Global Voices: Rebutting the Tobacco Industry, Winning Smokefree Air, points to signs of hope, however.

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