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Banning of smoking in public spaces endorsed 

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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