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emro_fs_mpower Overview of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and MPOWER emro_fs_m Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies
emro_fs_p Protect people from tobacco smoke emro_fs_o Offer help to quit tobacco use
emro_fs_w Warn about the dangers of tobacco emro_fs_e Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS)
emro_fs_r Raise taxes on tobacco

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