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Smoking to be banned in hospitals 

Jump to full article: DAWN Group of Newspapers (pk), 2005-07-26
Author: Our Staff Reporter

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Federal Health Minister Naseer Khan has said all state-run hospitals and medical institutions will be declared smoke-free to promote healthy lifestyle in the country. He was speaking at a seminar on healthy lifestyle organized by the ministry of health in collaboration with the World Health Organization at Fatima Jinnah Medical College on Monday.

The seminar was organized as a part of a series of seminars on 'Healthy Lifestyles' in medical and dental colleges across the country. Under this programme, the WHO has agreed to provide $1,000 to each institution to prepare and install banners and placards and prepare and distribute pamphlets, brochures, etc.

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