African Ministers Against Tobacco Use  

Health ministers from African countries made a declaration on tobacco control in Africa the continent yesterday in Yaounde.

A lot is still undone as regards tobacco control in Africa. Statistics indicate that 25 per cent of youths are tobacco consumers in Africa. Dr Luis Sambo, World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa says tobacco users suffer from chronic diseases and the public at large deserves protection from secondary inhalation. That is why Ministers of health for the WHO Afro Region, during the occasion of the third meeting of the conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control holding, during the 58th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, reaffirmed their commitment to control tobacco use in the region.

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