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20 Years of the WHO FCTC: It’s Time to Make Big Tobacco Pay
By
Deborah Sy
and
Reina Roa Rodríguez
The world took a historic step in the fight against tobacco when the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) came into force—the first legally binding global health treaty of its kind.
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