Jump to full article: Gulf News (ae), 2002-10-31
Author: Sunil K. Vaidya
Intro: With smoking poseing a life threatening risk to one in four Omanis the country's health officials are considering legislation to protect the rights of non-smokers, as passive smoking is also harmful to health.
"We are not talking about a complete ban on smoking but creating separate areas for smokers, especially in public places," said Jawad Al Lawatia, the Head of Non-Communicable Diseases at Oman's Ministry of Health.
He was talking at the WHO office in Oman during a presentation of The World Health Report on Reducing Risks and Promoting Healthy Life.
Al Lawatia pointed out that at the moment mainly men were affected by the menace of smoking but sounded the alert that cigarette companies had started targeting women too.
Jump to full article » |