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Jump to full article: Voice of Barbados (VOB) 92.9fm (bb), 2009-06-02
Author: Written by STARCOM Network News Tuesday, 02 June 2009
Intro: A recommendation for the banning of smoking on public spaces as a public good and regional goal has been endorsed by Caricom Ministers of Health.
This as the region intensifies its efforts to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases, under the Port of Spain Declaration on Uniting in the fight against NCDs.
The endorsement was given at a meeting of the Caucus of Ministers of Health, in Geneva Switzerland last month.
The Health Ministers also re-affirmed their commitment to the goals and time lines embodied in the Framework Convention
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