Australia's anti-tobacco measures applauded by UN health agency

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Tobacco products kill about six million people around the world each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

To prevent these deaths, Australia has passed a law that requires cigarettes and other tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging with warnings against smoking.

The law is to come into effect in December this year.

A legal challenge by the tobacco industry has been dismissed by Australia's High Court, a decision that has been strongly welcomed by the United Nations health agency.

Derrick Mbatha discussed this development with WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas on the line from Geneva.

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