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Guest Blog: Caught in a Cloud of Smoke – EMRO’s Silent Struggle Against Tobacco Industry Meddling
The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) is silently struggling in the battle against the tobacco epidemic that’s plaguing the World Health Organization region. Driven by a high rate of tobacco use, particularly among young people, smoking in EMRO is expected to increase by 2025, which is contrary to the trend in