• World health forum · Jan 1996

    Historical Article

    Tobacco in Africa.

    • D Yach.
    • Community Health Research Group of the Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.
    • World Health Forum. 1996 Jan 1; 17 (1): 29-36.

    AbstractTobacco has been a common commodity in Africa for over three centuries. By 1993, some 500 000 tons of tobacco were being grown in 33 African countries, with only two countries exporting more than they import. Attempts to measure the current and potential impact of the tobacco business on health, society and the environment are still in their early stages, but the need for preventive action is already inescapably clear. Comprehensive control strategies are urgently required to prevent a major epidemic of tobacco-related disease in Africa.

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