Tobacco Industry Is An Enemy To Botswana - Mbongwe
Monday, June 04, 2018
Describing the tobacco industry as a great impediment towards the country of the obligations it has to fulfill regarding the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), Mbongwe reminded the government to remain steadfast in its quest.
“Our biggest enemy is the tobacco industry,” said Mbongwe during the commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day in Francistown. She congratulated government for stopping partnerships with Japan Tobacco and British American Tobacco (BAT).
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