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世卫组织总干事第15届世界烟草或健康大会发言时间:2012-05-31 15:40来源:口译网 作者:口译网 点击:1356次Galvanizing global action towards a tobacco-free world -Keynote address at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or HealthDr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health OrganizationSingapore 20 March 2012激励全球行动，走向无烟世界——在第十五届世界烟草或健康大会上的主旨发言世界卫生组织总干事 陈冯富珍博士新加坡 2012年3月20日 Excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished delegates, members of civil society, ladies and gentlemen,各位阁下、尊贵的各位部长、尊敬的代表们、民间社会的成员们、女士们、先生们：I am pleased to speak at the opening of this 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. I thank Singapore’s Health Promotion Board for organizing this event, and am pleased that WHO has provided technical support.很高兴能够在第十五届世界烟草或健康大会开幕式上发表讲话。感谢新加坡健康促进委员会主办此次活动，很高兴世卫组织为其提供了技术支持。This conference is being held at a time when we are at a crossroads in our efforts to rid the world of a killing addiction. In principle, the balance is entirely in our favour. In a perfectly sane, reasonable, and rational world, with a level playing field, the anti-tobacco community would surely speak with the loudest voice and carry the biggest stick.本次会议召开之际，我们正处于使世界摆脱一项致命性成瘾嗜好的努力的十字路口。原则上，天平完全倾向于我们。在一个完全清醒、理智和合理的世界中，只要有公平的竞技场，禁烟者必定声音最响亮，力量最强大。Evidence for the physical harm, and economic costs, of tobacco use keeps growing, and I am certain that this conference will expand the evidence base even further.烟草使用戕害身体，造成经济代价的证据不断增加，我坚信，本次会议也必将进一步扩展这一证据基础。Tobacco use is the world’s number one preventable killer. We know this statistically, beyond a shadow of a doubt. In a world undergoing economic upheaval, with populations ageing, chronic diseases on the rise, and medical costs soaring, tackling a huge and entirely preventable cause of disease and death becomes all the more imperative.烟草使用是全世界头号可预防死因。统计数字告诉了我们这一点，没有什么疑问。在这样一个经济动荡、人口老龄化、慢性疾病不断增长和医疗费用扶摇直上的世界上，应对一项巨大并完全可预防的致病致死因素变得益发迫切。We know that tobacco directly harms the user’s health in multiple ways. We know that tobacco products kill their consumers.我们知道，烟草以多种方式直接危害