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World No Tobacco Day, May 31
Message of the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo
Published: 02 June, 2008
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Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo
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Health Professionals and Tobacco Control, ladies and gentlemen, tobacco use is a serious public health problem. There are more than one billion smokers in the world and 5 million deaths per year due to tobacco. If the current consumption patterns continue, the number of deaths will reach 10 million per year by 2020, of which 70% will occur in developing countries.
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