Article 73MX8 Why Indonesia can't lower smoking rates

Why Indonesia can't lower smoking rates

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editors@theworld.org (Dave Grunebaum)
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About 60% of Indonesian men ages 15 and up smoke tobacco, the second highest rate globally according to the World Health Organization. Public health advocates point fingers at a local culture that views smoking as what makes a man, plus weak regulations and poor enforcement of existing rules. Dave Grunebaum reports.

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