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Intro: Sixteen thousand people die annually due to the consumption of tobacco products in Nepal.
Treatment of diseases caused by consumption of tobacco products is very expensive, difficult and the results are also not reliable. . . .
One hundred and sixty-eight countries, including Nepal, have signed the World Health Organization (WHO) Convention on Tobacco Control. Out of these, 141 countries have ratified the Convention.
The reinstated Parliament of Nepal had endorsed the Convention on 7 November, 2007.
In this connection, Minister of State for Population and Health, Sashi Shrestha, Friday, inaugurated the a national workshop on the implementation of WHO Convention on Tobacco Control organized by Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre ( CWIN).
Minister of State Shrestha said merely signing the Convention on paper was not enough until it was implemented in an effective manner.
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