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Jump to full article: Maldives Journal, 2001-06-01
Author: Ismail Rasheed / translated from Haveeru 31 May 2000
Intro: The women of Guraadhoo, Thaa atoll, have stopped smoking, announced the Health Ministry on the eve of this year's non-smoking day.
The women quit smoking due to the campaign carried out by the island's women's committee.
Guraadhoo's total population exceeds 1700, and Hawwa Sulaiman, the committee's chairwoman says it took about two years to get the smokers from among Guraadhoo's 886 women to quit.
'It was very hard to get away from smoking. All the success was due to this awareness program.'
A meeting was held in the Island of Meedhoo ( Addu Atoll) in the small Island nation of Maldives on the occasion of World No Tobacco day.
The meeting was organized by the Island Women’s Development Committee.
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