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The World: Geneva - WHO calls for global ban on cigarette advertising.(Brief article)

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The World Health Organization has called for a worldwide ban on cigarette advertising. It claims the ban is needed as tobacco companies continue targeting young people.

The call follows the results of a WHO survey of 13- to 15-year-olds in schools around the world. It found that more than 55 per cent of them had seen billboard cigarette ads during the previous month, while 20 per cent ...

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