Malawi’s children poisoned for tobacco profits

This video is called Children of Tobacco – Malawi’s shocking plantation exploitation.

Almost 100,000 children who toil on Malawian tobacco estates for up to 12 hours a day are exposed to “extremely high levels of nicotine poisoning,” according to a report released by a children’s rights group: here.

See also this video on healthcare in Malawi.

Smoking Gun: Just One Cigarette Has Harmful Effect On Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults: here.

Tobacco use kills at least five million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don’t take stronger measures to combat smoking, the World Health Organisation has warned: here.

Editor of the journal PLoS Medicine explains why they won’t publish tobacco-funded studies: here.

Britain: Passive smoking causes at least 22,000 new cases of asthma and wheezing in children every year, doctors have warned: here.

Smoking Is Dumb: Young Men Who Smoke Have Lower IQs, Study Finds: here.

Britain: Young people are more likely to smoke if they see cigarettes on sale in shops, health campaigners have warned amid government plans to overturn a ban on displaying tobacco: here.

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