Jump to full article: Brunei Direct (bn), 2009-06-08
Author: Written by Melvin Jong
Intro: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is looking to strengthen its anti-smoking campaigns along with further enforcement of smoking laws in the hopes of one day creating a non-smoking generation in the Sultanate.
Minister of Health Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Suyoi Hj Osman said that apart from enforcing rules of smoking in nonsmoking areas, the ministry has also passed laws prohibiting the sales of cigarettes to those under the age of 18 as well as ensuring that cigarettes can only be imported and sold by licensed individuals.
"We also have been very active on the roadshow and some of our tasks have been taken over by the school counsellors themselves. We are asking the schools to cooperate with us to teach their students on the harms of smoking," said the minister after his tour of the "Show Truth. Picture Warning Saves Lives" smoking exhibition yesterday at the Ministry of Health.
"A lot of schools are now adapting this action and the (roadshow) exhibitions will help to pass on the message that smoking is harmful to our health and we are getting very good responses," he said.
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