The cost of smoking
On World No Tobacco Day 2015, Mada Masr releases an infograph that breaks down the smoking demographics of the country, and the health and monetary costs of keeping up this dangerous habit.
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Pesha Magid
Pesha Magid is a reporter at Mada Masr. She has previously published work at Egyptian Streets, Tunisia Live, Your Middle East and Egypt Today. She is graduate of the University of…
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