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Govt Moves to Stub Out Tobacco Tolerance 

Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2004-02-09
Author: Christof Maletsky Windhoek / The Namibian (Windhoek)

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NAMIBIA, in a long-expected move, has signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Health Minister Dr Libertina Amathila signed the treaty aimed at curbing tobacco-related deaths and disease in Geneva on January 29. . . .

It took Namibia about nine months to sign it but the treaty will come into force only after it has been ratified by 40 countries.

Only seven countries have ratified the treaty so far.

Namibia must first enact its own long-awaited anti-tobacco legislation before it can ratify the treaty.

The draft Tobacco Bill has been awaiting approval for close to three years now.

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