Jump to full article: Daily Times (mw), 2007-06-14
Intro: That deaths from diseases that are caused by tobacco smoking have been estimated at 10 million worldwide by 2010, and this will be more people than those who will lose lives in the same period through malaria, tuberculosis, measles and road accidents combined is a frightening revelation.
It is true the Malawi economy depends on tobacco sales since this crop is highest foreign exchange earner but that does not stop government from regulating smoking of cigarettes in a variety of ways.
The problem with smoking is that there are passive smokers . . .
As Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) observed on the commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day June 11 the country has solid policies on TB and HIV/Aids why does it not have a similar drive against smoking? Cama also found it necessary that every Malawian should play an active role in making our environment smoke free. This is our country no one will keep it clean for us other than ourselves.
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