WHO Projects Tobacco-Related Deaths to Double in Africa
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the world and kills over 8 million people each year, according to the World Health Organization, which projects tobacco-induced deaths to double between 2002 and 2030 in low and middle-income countries, including in Africa. For more, VOA's Linord Moudou spoke to Akinbode Oluwafemi, executive director of Corporate Accountability & Public Participation Africa, CAPPA.
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