Dear All,
It is very
pleasing indeed that the Federal Ministry of Health is actively discouraging
smoking - no longer just talk. Now its action with these ads, but it must do
more. Get the government at all
levels to ban smoking in all public enclosed
places, hospitality outlets, schools, colleges, university; raise more tax from
higher cigarette prices; get the tobacco manufacturers and retailers to pay
more taxes; ensure the anti smoking campaign reaches every corner of Nigeria;
etc.
READ ON:
' SMOKING
: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES 2 ANTI-TOBACCO ADS
SmokingFederal
Government launches 2 anti-tobacco ads
The Ministry
of Health releases two anti-smoking ads to cut the rate of smoking tobacco in
the country.
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Published: 19.06.2017
Ayomide O. Tayo
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The Federal
Ministry of Health has released two anti-smoking adverts.
These
adverts are aimed at raising awareness concerning lung cancer and health risk
for second-hand smokers. The first advert states that 10% of the six million
annual tobacco-related deaths are those of people who do not directly smoke a
cigarette or use tobacco.
It shows
non-smokers hanging out with friends and acquaintances who are smoking
tobacco. It ends with a poignant message “Tobacco Kills. Pay Attention!
Don’t trivialise second-hand smoke.”
Smoking and
selling cigarettes will be banned in all enclosed public places in the
Philippines under the new measure
(AFP)
The second
ad drives home the message of smoking tobacco and its health effects such as
lung cancer.
On Friday,
June 16, 2017, the Ministry of Health launched a campaign to stop smoking in
public places. According to a communique by the ministry, people who smoke in
public are liable to a fine of at least N50,000 and/or six months in prison.
This is according to the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act 2015.
Pall Mall
has trademarked the feature colour of its menthol cigarettes. This prevents
other brands, like Marlboro and Camel, using the exact same colour on their
packaging.
(FLICKR/Nuno
Ibra Remane)
The law will
now be enforced as part of the Clean Air Campaign. "The World Health
Organisation estimates that worldwide, second-hand tobacco smoke is currently
responsible for the deaths of about 600,000 people yearly, 80 percent of which
occur in low-income and middle-income countries like Nigeria.
“Smoking in
public places is now banned in Nigeria. Section 9 of the Nigeria Tobacco
Control Act 2015 stipulates that offenders, once convicted, are liable to a
fine of not less than N50,000 or not less than six months’ imprisonment, or
both.
In Sarajevo packs
of cigarettes warn "Smoking kills" in three languages, Bosnian,
Croatian and Serbian
(AFP/File)
“Public
places where smoking is prohibited by law in Nigeria include child care
facilities, educational facilities, health care facilities, playgrounds/amusement
parks, public parks (gardens), stadia, restaurants/bars, public transportation
parks and plazas.
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(REUTERS/Brian
Snyder)
“The Federal
Ministry of Health is committed to the fight to ensure a tobacco-free Nigeria,
and will in the weeks and months ahead actively collaborate with law
enforcement agencies to ensure enforcement of the Act, and with the National
Assembly to ensure that necessary supporting regulation is passed" reads
the communique.’’
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