Anti-Smoking Posters Health Notices Distributed In Belait District
By Liza Mohd

Kuala Belait - To support the Ministry of Health's commitment in creating a 100 per cent smoke-free environment, a ceremony was held to distribute 12 types of Tobacco Act 2005 posters and No Smoking notices to 48 government departments and 38 government and private schools in the Belait District yesterday morning.

Present as the guest of honour to distribute the posters and notices was Dato Paduka Awang Serbini bin Haji Ali, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health.

The ceremony was held at the Suri Seri Begawan Hospital in Kuala Belait in the presence of the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Directors, senior government officials and school principals.

The Acting Senior Medical Officer Dr Maung Myint Lin in his speech said that Brunei Darussalam is fully committed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) goal of a 100 per cent smoke-free environment to protect the public's health as there is definite evidence that second hand smoke is harmful to non-smokers.

In the national effort, Ministry of Health has been actively promoting the No Smoking campaign since 1988 and declared that all buildings under the ministry including offices, hospitals and clinics are No-Smoking Zones since August 15, 1990.

At the district level, Health Department of Kuala Belait has been actively distributing No Smoking messages to the public through the No Smoking Clinic and various exhibitions in Kuala Belait, Dr Maung added.

The No Smoking clinic was opened to the public in June 2006 and is situated at the Seria Health Clinic with the aim of providing regular counsels and dispensing of Nicotine Replacement Patches. Regular follow-ups have been arranged for the clients on appointment basis.

Health Department Kuala Belait has also conducted talks on Control of Tobacco Products and control of advertisement to retailers on May 19. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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