ZAGREB, May 28 (Hina) - Every third person in Croatia is a smoker and it is estimated that 12,000-14,000 people die of smoking-related illnesses every year, it was said at a news conference in Zagreb on Monday on the occasion of May
31, World No Tobacco Day. Assistant Health Minister Ante Barbir said the age of first-time smokers in Croatia had dropped from 13 to 11, and that in this regard girls had become equal with boys. He announced the launching of an educational programme for the prevention of cardiovascular system diseases and disorders, which in Croatia are on the rise due to smoking. The World Bank has okayed $450,000 for the programme.(hina) ha sb
ZAGREB, May 28 (Hina) - Every third person in Croatia is a smoker and
it is estimated that 12,000-14,000 people die of smoking-related
illnesses every year, it was said at a news conference in Zagreb on
Monday on the occasion of May 31, World No Tobacco Day.
Assistant Health Minister Ante Barbir said the age of first-time
smokers in Croatia had dropped from 13 to 11, and that in this regard
girls had become equal with boys.
He announced the launching of an educational programme for the
prevention of cardiovascular system diseases and disorders, which
in Croatia are on the rise due to smoking. The World Bank has okayed
$450,000 for the programme.
(hina) ha sb