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Jump to full article: Siasat Daily (in), 2008-07-01
Intro: AN ANTI-SMOKING campaign has been launched to tackle the rising number of female smokers in Bahrain.
According to the Ministry of Health's statistics, 11.9 per cent of females in the age group of 15 to 18 years are smokers. A total of 7.1 per cent of adult women are also found to be smokers. Around 43 per cent of total population are addicted to tobacco.
Launched recently by the Bahrain Anti-Smoking Society, ‘Women Say No for Smoking’ campaign has many partners and is supported financially by the NGOS' Fund at the Ministry of Social Development.
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