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Jump to full article: Gulf News (ae), 2009-05-31
Author: Mahmood Saberi, Senior Reporter
Intro: About 500 smokers have pledged to give up smoking for a month and the anti-smoking awareness campaign that started two-weeks ago has garnered huge public interest, a senior doctor said.
Smokers who wish to give up will be monitored after 30 days and their nicotine content in the body checked. Those who successfully quit will win a range of prizes.
The UAE is joining a world-wide effort to stop people from smoking and observing the No Tobacco Day on Sunday and Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) will offer smokers support through education and counseling, Dr Ayesha Abdullah, senior vice president of DHCC, said.
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