国际英语资讯:Zambian govt moves further towards domesticating WHO treaty on tobacco control
<p><span word="LUSAKA">LUSAKA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Zambian">Zambian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nicotine">Nicotine</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="ZACA">ZACA</span>) <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="praising">praising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="domesticating">domesticating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="Framework">Framework</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="Control">Control</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="ratified">ratified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="domesticate">domesticate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="enactment">enactment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="force">force</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Juba">Juba</span> <span word="Sakala">Sakala</span>, <span word="ZACA">ZACA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2008 <span word="law">law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bans">bans</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zambian">Zambian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="floors">floors</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 23 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>, <span word="while">while</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>.</p>
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