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Jump to full article: Marianas Variety (mp), 2008-02-18
Author: Nazario Rodriquez Jr. Horizon News Staff
Intro: BUREAU of Public Health Director Dr. Stevenson Kuartei said the Minister of Health should not be obligated by law to approve any license for the import, sale or distribution of any tobacco product.
"The stand from the Ministry of Health is crystal clear that there should be NO tobacco use in Palau. It is our assigned role to protect health," Kuartei wrote in one of his comments regarding the pending bill creating the Tobacco Control Act of 2007,
Kuartei thanked Delegate Kalistus Ngirturong, chair of the house committee on health, for his interest in trying to get the bill passed.
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