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7-8 , a study commissioned by the DG SANCO for the EU, estimated it at 6.2 billion in 2000 and 11.2 billion in 2009, corresponding to 4.5% of GDP

"These findings can inform federal, state, and local efforts to prohibit all tobacco product sales, including menthol cigarettes, reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disparities, and advance health equity."

Already, KESHO is actively working to reduce tobacco-related cancers through several mechanisms, including advocacy for strict implementation of the Tobacco Control Act, support for smoking bans in institutions and public spaces, public awareness campaigns, including installing graphic posters in major hospitals such as Kenyatta National Hospital

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Moira Gilchrist, vice president of strategic and scientific communications for Philip Morris International, said the FDAs decision was a milestone that would allow the company to bring its product which is sold in other countries to US smokers