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Stop tobacco farms: Medic 

Jump to full article: Fiji Times Online (fj), 2009-10-16

Intro:

FIJI College of General Practitioners president Dr Ram Raju said stakeholders should find ways to curb the growing acreage under tobacco.

He said stakeholders should try and work towards a smoke-free Fiji.

He said if tobacco was the second highest risk factor contributing to non-communicable diseases then something should be done to stop the cultivation. . . .

The summit is hosted by the Health Ministry bringing together traders, farmers, health workers, policy makers and regulators.

The end result will be a series of recommendations put to Cabinet to help improve food security and consequently the health of the people of Fiji.

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