Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Investments In Tobacco Control Help Protect Nearly 1.7M People, Most In LMICs

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“It comes out to less than a dollar a person: Since 2006, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ investment of more than $600 million to reduce tobacco use has helped protect nearly 1.7 billion people from smoking’s health hazards, primarily in low- and middle-income countries…” (Foster, 11/29).

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