Speaking at a rally on Friday at the auditorium of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka, in central Mauritius where a national programme to quit smoking was launc h ed, the Minister said the aim was to sensitise young people on the dangers of sm o king and the importance to remain tobacco-free for a lifetime."We want our students and youth to adopt behaviours that protect their health and well-being, for tobacco kills more than AIDS, illegal drugs, road accidents, murder and suicide taken together," he emphasised.Faugoo added that the problem of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, commonly known as second-hand smoke, needs to be given due consideration, for non-smokers exposed to tobacco smoke run similar risk as smokers of contracting tobacco-r e lated health problems.The Minister announced that his ministry is revising the existing tobacco regulations to make them compliant to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control."We aim at reducing both the supply and demand of tobacco products on the local market," he declared.Mauritius ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2004 and a National Plan of Action on tobacco control for the period 2007-2011 has already been put in place. Port-Louis - 31/05/2008Pana < Préc .
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