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Ghana Web: The struggles of the National Health Insurance Scheme can be alleviated temporarily should government increase taxes on products such as tobacco, alcohol and sugar, and use that revenue to supplement the scheme’s funding the Philips Africa CEO has said.

Financial Times: With research showing that up to 40 percent of cancers are preventable, there is a growing role for public health initiatives to support healthier lifestyles and help minimize the risks.

Medical Marketing & Media: Vital Strategies launched the #QuitBigTobacco campaign to push agencies to end relationships with the tobacco industry and compel clients to refuse to work with firms that also work with tobacco.

Times Live : About 80% of the world's smokers live in low and middle-income countries. Tobacco use has decreased in countries such as Australia, Brazil and Britain, where anti-smoking measures include higher taxes, bans and health warnings.

India Times: Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes, 10 of whom end up losing their lives every minute from a habit, that an industry that generates billions of dollars off.

New Age: Every year, more than 161,200 people of Bangladesh are killed by tobacco-caused diseases, according to The Tobacco Atlas.