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Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2005-11-02
Author: Innocent Gahigana / Kigali . The New Times (Kigali)
Intro: As an anti-tobacco campaign kicks-off countrywide, the Ministry of Health has put more strict measures on banning public smoking.The ban bars smoking in bars, restaurants, clubs and work places, in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco Control Guidelines.
Addressing a Press Conference at the health ministry boardroom, the Health Minister Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuliryayo, unveiled the three-page Ministerial Decree, which stipulates measures to reinforce the nationwide anti-tobacco campaign.
"We have signed WHO anti-tobacco pacts; it is the right time to join rest of the world to fulfill the obligation. Identifying factors that force someone to smoke is the major issue to deal with, to make sure tobacco problems are fought at the sources," the minister underscored.
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