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Health Condemn Tobacco Use 

Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2009-02-07

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LOCAL and international health experts want Uganda and other developing countries to curb tobacco smoking and reduce salt intake to stem cancer, diabetes, respiratory and heart diseases.

The ailments classified as lifestyle diseases are fast becoming epidemics and will account for 70% of deaths in a few years the experts warned. They said that the problem is global but the hardest-hit are are the poorest and the middle-income countries of Africa and Asia. . . .

The experts were meeting in an International Summit on Chronic Disease at the Kampala Serena Hotel.

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