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WHO report finds tobacco control measures are working

WHO report finds tobacco control measures are working

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Establishing smoke-free public spaces and putting health warnings on cigarette packages are among the measures that are helping to protect millions of people from the harmful effects of tobacco.

In fact, more than two billion people worldwide are now covered by these or other life-saving measures which limit tobacco use, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Dianne Penn reports.

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