Jump to full article: Ghana News Agency (gh), 2009-06-06
Author: Source: GNA
Intro: Management of Coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), in tobacco control (CNTC), on Saturday organized a durbar at Okaishie, in Accra to educate the people on the harmful effects of tobacco smoking.
Mr. Oscar Bruce, Vice President of the CNTC, said it was the desire of the coalition to "create awareness on adverse effects of tobacco smoking throughout the country in order to prevent and protect the second hand smoker in particular."
He said people needed to be educated and informed on the health hazards of tobacco smoking to ensure compliance of the Tobacco Control Bill when passed into law.
"We will not rest in carrying out outreach programmes to include those in the rural areas until the Tobacco Control Bill is passed into law," he stressed.
Mrs. Edith Wellington, Principal Health Research Officer of Ghana Health Service (GHS), expressed shock over emerging trend of teenage smokers in the country
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