A 2019 UAE National Health Survey showed the number of adult smokers had fallen 18 per cent since 2010. The National
A 100 per cent excise tax on cigarettes was introduced in the UAE in 2017. The National
Worldwide smoking rates have declined, a global report on tobacco use has said. The National
In neighbouring Saudi Arabia 37 per cent fewer people were smoking in 2020, compared to 2014 when the last global tobacco survey was completed. Pawan Singh / The National
The report, however, highlighted a rise in young people taking up smoking.
Dr Sheena Tan Go, a general practitioner at NMC Golden Sands Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi, says the latest tobacco atlas is a reminder that more public education is required. Pawan Singh / The National
A 2019 UAE National Health Survey showed the number of adult smokers had fallen 18 per cent since 2010. The National
A 100 per cent excise tax on cigarettes was introduced in the UAE in 2017. The National
Worldwide smoking rates have declined, a global report on tobacco use has said. The National
In neighbouring Saudi Arabia 37 per cent fewer people were smoking in 2020, compared to 2014 when the last global tobacco survey was completed. Pawan Singh / The National
The report, however, highlighted a rise in young people taking up smoking.
Dr Sheena Tan Go, a general practitioner at NMC Golden Sands Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi, says the latest tobacco atlas is a reminder that more public education is required. Pawan Singh / The National
A 2019 UAE National Health Survey showed the number of adult smokers had fallen 18 per cent since 2010. The National