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Jump to full article: Gulf News (ae), 2009-05-30
Author: Sunita Menon, Staff Reporter
Intro: About 10,700 inspections were conducted by Dubai Municipality under its anti-smoking campaign, said a senior municipality official.
The civic body had already kicked-off the campaign from its premises on Thursday last week by conducting the carbon monoxide test on its staff and visitors.
As part of the campaign to mark World No Tobacco Day today, the municipality is organising a lecture titled "Impact of Smoking and Ways to Quit" at the Al Twar public library at 5pm.
Reda Salman, director of public heath and safety department, said that the response to the anti-smoking campaign has so far been encouraging. A large number of individuals and institutions have adhered to anti-smoking regulations.
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