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Regional conference on tobacco control kicks off in Nepal 

Jump to full article: Xinhua Newswire, 2009-12-15

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The South-East Asian Conference on the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) kicked off in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Nearly 50 people working in the government and non-government sector in 11 countries including Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Philippines and France are taking part in the conference held for the first time in Nepal.

The conference organized by the Health and Population Ministry and Primary Health Center jointly is expected to review the implementation condition of the convention, discuss the challenges seen during its implementation and prepare the future strategy as well.

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