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Tobacco consumption deepens poverty in the third world 

Tobacco use hurts dis-proportionately the poor and deepens poverty in the third world by siphoning money needed for basic necessities such as food, shelter and education, said senior pulmonologist, Dr. Javaid A Khan. The head of Pulmonology Department, Aga Khan University, in his presentation warned tobacco consumption, mainly smoking, was particularly killing wage earners in prime of their lives.

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