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APCAT Summit unites local governments to save lives from tobacco, TB, AMR and NCDs

APCAT Summit unites local governments to save lives from tobacco, TB, AMR and NCDs

Written by Shobha Shukla (Managing Editor of CNS),Summit of sub-national government leaders from over 121 cities of 12 countries in Asia and the Pacific region unitedly passed an important declaration in Jakarta, Indonesia to save lives from preventable causes of diseases and untimely deaths, like tobacco use, TB, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). […]

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