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Article: Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates Join to Combat Global Tobacco Epidemic.
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- PR Newswire
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- July 23, 2008
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Bloomberg and Gates Commit $500 Million and Call on Governments to Implement Proven Interventions to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives
NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today announced joint efforts to combat the global tobacco epidemic. A combined investment of $500 million will help governments in developing countries implement proven policies and increase funding for tobacco control. Unless urgent action is taken, as many as one billion people this century -- more than two-thirds in the developing world -- could die from tobacco-caused illnesses. Paula Johns, executive director of Brazil's Alliance for the Control of Tobacco Use, and ...
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