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COPD burden chokes Africa: Millions struggle to breathe as pollution, smoking, health system gaps escalate

23 June 2026 by CapeTownNewsReader

A silent but devastating respiratory disease epidemic is tightening its grip across Africa, leaving millions struggling for breath as smoking, worsening air pollution, substance abuse and fragile …Read More at Source

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