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• Cigarette company denied role in anti-smoking drive 

Jump to full article: Gulf News (ae), 2003-11-11
Author: Barbara Bibbo', Staff Reporter

Intro:

The Ministry of Health has declined repeated requests from British American Tobacco (BAT) to support the ministry's plan to help teenagers stop smoking.

While rejecting BAT's proposals, the ministry announced yesterday a major drive against juvenile smokers involving all government bodies.

"We will not carry joint campaigns with the tobacco industry which does not look at the public health but has very different objectives," said Dr Mahmoud Fikri, Assistant Undersecretary of the ministry. . . .

He said BAT has already taken part in a campaign with Abu Dhabi Municipality when the local authorities issued a decision to ban shops from selling tobacco to minors.

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