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Smoking, major cause of death in Morocco, health ministry 

Smoking is a major cause of death in Morocco, with a high rate of tobacco-associated cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, said Noureddine Chaouki, head of the department of non-transmissible diseases at the health ministry.

Dr. Chaouki, who took part in the World Health Organization in the negotiations that led to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which will enter into force on February 27, told MAP 34% of Moroccan men and 1% of Moroccan women aged over 20 are smokers.

In Morocco, which signed the WHO convention but has not yet ratified it, tobacco consumption is a direct cause of serious diseases of the respiratory tract, particularly ear-nose-throat cancer, lungs cancer, cardiovascular diseases and others.

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