This is the greatest news I have heard from Ghana in many years. In countries like England, smoking has been banned in public places for years now. The health risk of passive smokers has been found not to be any different to those doing the actual smoking.
Why should my health be at risk because I just want to have fun at a public place, caused by Mr A. who wants to smoke his cigarette or weed?. As they say in England, if you want to smoke, go outside in the cold and poison yourself alone. Do not endanger the health of innocent people.
Great news right?
Read below for Daily Graphic’s report
Smoking in public places has been banned following the passage of the Public Health Bill by Parliament on Wednesday.
However, the bill is to be presented to the President for his assent.
The Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, moved the motion for the Third Reading of the bill after it had been taken through a second consideration on the request of the Chairman of the Health Committee of Parliament, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak.
Currently, legislation on public health is scattered in several enactments. The bill is, therefore, to provide a comprehensive legislation on public health.
The new bill has brought together in one piece of legislation colonial enactments on infectious diseases, mosquitoes, quarantine, vaccination and public nuisance, as well as modern enactments on tobacco, food and medicines.
Photo Of The Day…NADIA BUARI!
Aww see sweet Nadia Buari at Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School…She looks so innocent and cute. For some reason, even though I went Adisadel College, I NEVER went to SYTE! I guess I was one of the serious students then…LOL What do you think of young Nadia Buari?