The Maldives are celebrating the World Day of No to Tobacco
The Ministry of Health has revealed that 44% of Maldivians use tobacco (an increase of 24% compared to 2004 statistics) with the highest percentage in the region of South Asia.
According to surveys conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and published on the occasion of World Day of No to Tobacco, tobacco is the cause of 27% of deaths in the country.
(Source: Minivan News)
