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Health Ministry holds anti-smoking fair

KUWAIT, may 31 (KUNA) -- Ministry of Health inaugurated here on Tuesday an exhibition aimed at encouraging smokers to refrain from smoking under the slogan (My decision is to give up smoking now) coinciding with the World No Tobacco Day. Public health specialist and member of the national program to combat smoking, Dr. Amal al-Yahya said that the World No Tobacco Day is among the most significant occasions medical clinics are keen to highlight.
She pointeded out that the Health Fair took place in the Ministry of Health for the presence of more than 2,000 employees a large proportion of whom are smokers and, thus, the ministry thought it was essential to start the awareness campaign in the ministry and then expand outside its scope. She said the celebration is a health fair highlighting the activities of the national program to combat smoking and working committees in the health areas in Kuwait, adding that a series of tests and examinations, including blood tests and checkups, would take place for those smokers to assure their healthy conditions. (end) shd.tg KUNA 311703 May 11NNNN