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    Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus‏Verified account @DrTedros 16 Oct 2017
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    To #BeatNCDs, governments must clamp down on the illicit tobacco trade. Tobacco kills over 7 million people annually, that is unacceptable

    3:58 AM - 16 Oct 2017
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    • Dragana Savic Tobacco Harm Reduction Kenya Lucy Pam Dangyang Yakubu Dada Mohammed Milthon Rodríguez MAKNA - Majlis Kanser Nasional Solomon Adewumi J Partarrieu MARU
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      1. Farouk‏ @iron_faa 16 Oct 2017
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        Governments must clamp down on tobacco illicit or otherwise.

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      1. Gatkek Kuajien‏ @simon_kuajien 16 Oct 2017
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        yeah true and also the government must bring to an end the disturbances happening in Oromia Regional State

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      1. Geovanny Vicente Romero‏Verified account @GeovannyVicentR 16 Oct 2017
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        Join @DrTedros on his fight against this reality. The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced.pic.twitter.com/idUSODTu0S

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      1. 나탈리아 NN‏ @cracklingclack 17 Oct 2017
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        It is sooo acceptable here in Indonesia sir 😹

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      1. KIROSG‏ @KIROSGM 17 Oct 2017
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        Smoking is voluntary self slow motion to death and Governments should put a heavy spicy Tax on Tobacco!!!!

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      1. Johnny Twovapes, VBOSB‏ @mihotep 20 Oct 2017
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        ⬆️glib, out-of-touch nonsense or deliberate deception? In fact, the #tobacco tax #con fuels the black market & govts caused it #beatNCDspic.twitter.com/fJS7dess78

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      1. Zerihun Tigire Akewa‏ @zerdtig 16 Oct 2017
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        Do you know the Ethiopian Tobacco Enteprise?

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      1. carolynnewitt‏ @ventilatorgirl1 16 Oct 2017
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        I agree

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      1. Hagengimana Alfred‏ @kanyarwanda2011 16 Oct 2017
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        Add 7 million poorest and more vulnerable people.

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      1. Eric daiber‏ @eric_daiber 17 Oct 2017
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        I think it’s acceptable...if there were 7 million/yr for the last 50 years, there would be 350 mil more people...if they want to let them

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