'Stop the lies': New WHO campaign targets tobacco industry

WHO said its campaign aims to "amplify youth voices, expose tobacco industry tactics and increase public awareness on the need to defend health policies and protect the health of future generations".

The health agency said that the tobacco industry targets vulnerable groups, especially young people. File photo

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

'Stop the lies'.

That is what the World Health Organization (WHO) has dubbed its new campaign, which is aimed at "protecting young people from the tobacco industry

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'Stop the lies': New WHO campaign targets tobacco industry

WHO said its campaign aims to "amplify youth voices, expose tobacco industry tactics and increase public awareness on the need to defend health policies and protect the health of future generations".

The health agency said that the tobacco industry targets vulnerable groups, especially young people. File photo

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'Stop the lies': New WHO campaign targets tobacco industry

​​WHO said its campaign aims to "amplify youth voices, expose tobacco industry tactics and increase public awareness on the need to defend health policies and protect the health of future generations".

The health agency said that the tobacco industry targets vulnerable groups, especially young people. File photo

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WHO said its campaign aims to "amplify youth voices, expose tobacco industry tactics and increase public awareness on the need to defend health policies and protect the health of future generations".