Jump to full article: XPRESS (ua), 2008-02-28
Author: Kamakshi Gupta, Staff Reporter
Intro: Gory pictures that highlight the hazards of smoking will be plastered on every cigarette pack sold in the GCC states, a top health official has told XPRESS.
The pictures will have images of diseased gums and blackened lungs next to a set of healthy lungs. "Both sides of the packet will have a horrific picture that shows the effects of smoking," said Dr Wedad Al Maidour, Head of the National Tobacco Control Committee. By the end of 2009, no cigarette pack will be pleasing to look at. The pictures will compel smokers to think of the health complications of smoking." . . .
* Phase one: May 31, 2007: Smoking banned at all government facilities and public places
* Phase two: September 15, 2007: Smoking banned in public areas of malls and shopping centres, coffee shops and restaurants in the emirate
* Phase three: November 15, 2007: Smoking banned in school premises, workplaces, food courts, internet cafés and health clubs
Picture and caption contest
Each country in the GCC has to create its own pictures and captions for the cigarette packets.
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