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Asia faces tobacco challenge

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/asia-faces-tobacco-challenge/1125816

Despite governmental attempts to control tobacco use, massive public health challenges remain in Asia.

More than half the tobacco consumed in the world is consumed in Asia…and two people die from tobacco-related diseases every minute in the Western Pacific.

Anna Hipsley spoke Judith McKay is one of the foremost authorities on tobacco control in Asia.
She’s written an article for The Lancet medical journal about the challenges that lie ahead in Asia’s battle against tobacco.
And one of them is keeping the number of female smokers at a minimum.
Presenter: Anna Hipsley
Speaker: Judith McKay, one of the foremost authorities on tobacco control in Asia

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