Fight against tobacco held up due to stack of public letters at the Ministry
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After inviting public opinion on a slew of measures to curb tobacco use, the health ministry is stuck due to the stack of letters received in its office
The Health Ministry is stuck with rather unexpected response from the public inviting their suggestions for fight against tobacco. The staff at the ministry, as reported by the Reuters, is stuck with a stack of letters received from the public. This development happened post the communication initiative the ministry inviting public suggestion on the sale of single cigarette, which constitutes 70% of the sales, as well as rising the legal age for smoking from 18 to 21.
The Health Ministry is stuck with rather unexpected response from the public inviting their suggestions for fight against tobacco. The staff at the ministry, as reported by the Reuters, is stuck with a stack of letters received from the public. This development happened post the communication initiative the ministry inviting public suggestion on the sale of single cigarette, which constitutes 70% of the sales, as well as rising the legal age for smoking from 18 to 21.
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