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Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates Join to Combat Global Tobacco Epidemic

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued the following news release:

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 broadcast journalist Charlie Rose joined Bloomberg and Gates for the announcement.

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