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Jump to full article: Vietnam Net, 2007-12-05
Intro: Burke Fishburn, the World Health Organisation’s free-tobacco initiative coordinator, said more than 50% of population in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, is exposed to cigarette smoke.
The WHO coordinator was addressing a conference on promoting non-smoking environment which took place in Thailand on December 3. The conference was held by the Thai Ministry of Public Health, the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance and the Actions on Smoking and Health (ASH).
Truong Thanh Can, deputy director of the Department for Propaganda and Training of the Vietnam Confederation of Labour, said a campaign for a non-smoking work place has been carried out for six months.
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