Health minister: Education enforcement period for smoking ban to be extended until end of year
PublishedHealth Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said the extension was to give ample opportunities for smokers to increase awareness on the danger of smoking. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
He said the extension was to give ample opportunities for smokers to increase awareness on the danger of smoking. Dzulkefly said the meeting also decided to apply for an additional allocation to help smokers to quit smoking through the mQuit programme.
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