Thursday, June 4, 2015

The Smoky Killer…is The Cigarette Lobby Too Powerful in Sri Lanka ?

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Sri Lanka BriefBy Umesh Moramudali.-03/06/2015
According to statistics, nearly 60 people die daily in Sri Lanka due to smoking. Thus nearly 60% of cancer patients are smokers and as the President; who was the former Health Minister claimed, the government spends about Rs 4,500 million to treat those diagnosed with various diseases related to smoking. The total amount of deaths reported due to smoking in Sri Lanka amount to 21,000.
The Smoky Killer…is the Cigarette Lobby Too Powerful in Sri Lanka by Thavam Ratna