Health ministers want tobacco-free Pacific by 2025
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 17:05
Pacific health ministers have spearheaded a campaign for a “Tobacco-free Pacific” in the region where an epidemic of non-communicable diseases, exacerbated by tobacco use, accounts for 75% of deaths.
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'Freedom of choice'.'Oku ou
'Freedom of choice'. 'Oku ou poupou'i lahi 'a e polokalama ko'eni ke tuku 'ae ifi tapaka, pea kai 'a e ngaahi me'akai 'oku fakatupu mo'ui lelei, tuku 'a e ifi maliuana, tuku 'a e inu kava-malohi etc. Ka ko e founga ke tau fai ke fakalahilahi hono ako'i 'o e kakai ke nau 'ilo 'a e ngaahi palopalema 'oku hoko 'i he me'a ko'eni. Ko hono ua, ko e 'healthcare' fakamole ki he faito'o ke tokanga'i 'a e fa'ahinga palopalema fakasino 'e hoko 'i he me'a ko'eni, pea tukuange 'a e kakai ke fa'iteliha 'enau fili . 'Oku fu'u fakavalevale ke tau hanga 'etautolu 'o fa'u ha ngaahi fu'u lao ke fakapopula'i 'aki 'a e kakai, ke ta'ofi 'enau ifi tau'ataina honau ngaahi 'api ? Ke fakamoleki taimi mahu'inga kau polisi ke o 'o fakasiosio hono maumau'i 'o e fanga ki'i lao laulaunoa peheni. 'I 'Amelika ni, kuo fa'u 'a e lao ia 'o e ifi tapaka 'o mei mamafa ange ia 'i he 'criminal law', pea hili koia pea nau hanga 'enautolu 'o fa'u 'a e lao ke fakangofua 'a e ifi maliuana (Colorado State, Washington State etc) 'oku fakatu'utamaki ange. 'E tuku afe 'a e BS 'a e kau fa'ulao....SAIA