BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan: Tobacco use, which kills nearly six million people every year, is now considered a global epidemic and the situation is getting worse, a public health think tank said on Thursday.

In a forum organized by Health Justice Philippines, Dr. Mary Assunta, senior policy advisor of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA), said tobacco is the only product that kills half of its customers prematurely.

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