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Chair,Secretary of State for Health and Human Services, Colleagues and Friends,
It is a great pleasure for me to be with you all here today. We gather with a sense of optimism. Firstly, because overall smoking figures are showing positive trends in the U.S. and in other industrialized countries; secondly, because the situation and terms of the fight against tobacco have changed dramatically.//
The battle has been underway for over 50 years. The first big change occurred thirty six years ago, when Luther Terry introduced his landmark Surgeon General report. The damaging health effects of tobacco were clearly stated1. Tobacco gives rise to cancer. Tobacco kills. This became the foundation for policies to curb the tobacco epidemic in a number of countries around the world2. //
The second big change took place in the last three years. Through a number of court verdicts and inquiries, another fundamental principle has emerged. Tobacco companies should be accountable for the harm caused by tobacco use. This principle will guide policy and public opinion in the future. It is also a principle which the tobacco companies will have to consider when they plan their future strategies.//
Unfortunately, optimism about progress is not universal3. Anyone who believes that we are winning the battle against tobacco should take a look at the global figures.What they will see is an emerging epidemic. As we have already heard, worldwide mortality from tobacco is likely to rise from about 4 million deaths a year in 1998 to about 10 million a year in 2030. In public health terms, this is comparable to the HIV epidemic. Over 70 percent of the deaths will be in the developing world. //
The implications are obvious4. Tobacco is not only a human tragedy. Tobacco also burdens our health systems. It costs taxpayers money. It hampers the productivity of our economies. We have seen this happening in the U.S. and in Europe. But now, these burdens are hitting developing countries, countries which need all their resources to build their social and physical infrastructure. They have no money to spend on the unnecessary costs of a man-made epidemic. //
Yet, the picture is far from bleak. Globally, we have seen a sea-change over the past few years. A groundswell of local, national and global actions is moving the public health agenda ahead. This is occurring through the development of innovative partnerships, networks and alliances. //
今天同各位共聚一堂感到十分高兴。我们怀着乐观的心情聚集在此，这是因为美国和其他工业化国家的总吸烟率在日渐好转。再有，我们同烟草斗争的形势和条件已产生了巨大的变化。//
这场斗争已长达50年之久。首次重大的改变发生在36年前，当时卢瑟•泰瑞发表了划时代的卫生总监研究报告。报告详细说明了烟草对健康的损害。烟草导致肿瘤。烟草致死。报告为世界上一些国家制定抑制烟害的有关政策奠定了基础。//
第二个重大的改变发生在最近3年。经过一系列法庭裁决和调查之后，形成了另一个重要的原则。这就是烟草公司要为烟草使用造成的损害负责。这项原则将会为今后的政策和民意产生影响，同时也会迫使烟草公司在制定将来的战略时必须考虑这一问题。//
不幸的是，全球的情况并不容乐观。任何认为我们与烟草的战斗已经胜利在望的人，应该看一看全球的有关数字。他们将看到的是，烟害正日趋严重。正如我们所知，全球烟草致死人数可能从1998年的每年400万人增加到2030年的每年1000万。从公共卫生角度看，这种危害已相当于艾滋病。超过70%的死亡者将在发展中国家。//
烟草带来的后果是显而易见的。烟草不仅给人类造成悲剧，而且加重了我们卫生系统的负担。 它不仅耗费纳税人的金钱，而且削弱经济生产力。我们在美国和欧洲已目睹这一切。如今，这种负担严重影响 着发展中国家，而这些国家却需要将全部的资源用于社会和各种基础工程的建设，他们在财政上无力承受烟害这种人为灾难所造成的高额代价。//
然而，全球情况远不是暗淡无光。世界局势近几年已发生了翻天覆地的变化。各个地区，各个 国家乃至全球都采取了强有力的行动，通过富有创造性的合作、联网和联盟，共同推动公共卫生的进程。//
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