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A 2019 UAE National Health Survey showed the number of adult smokers had fallen 18 per cent since 2010. The National
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A 100 per cent excise tax on cigarettes was introduced in the UAE in 2017. The National
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Worldwide smoking rates have declined, a global report on tobacco use has said. The National
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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
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The report, however, highlighted a rise in young people taking up smoking.
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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
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A 2019 UAE National Health Survey showed the number of adult smokers had fallen 18 per cent since 2010. The National
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A 100 per cent excise tax on cigarettes was introduced in the UAE in 2017. The National
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Worldwide smoking rates have declined, a global report on tobacco use has said. The National
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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
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The report, however, highlighted a rise in young people taking up smoking.
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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
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A 2019 UAE National Health Survey showed the number of adult smokers had fallen 18 per cent since 2010. The National
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