By Bobby Ramakant





India has boldly enforced the smoke-free policies banning smoking in public places and private areas with public access from 2 October 2008 - the birth anniversary of the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi.



The government of India and countless people who have been advocating the enforcement of public health policies need due credit. It was certainly not so easy, more so because of the financially robust, strategically shrewd tobacco industry that has… Continue

On June 1, 2008, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria, Alhaji, Aliyu Modibbo, declared all public places in the FCT smoke free. His pronouncement set in motion the enforcement of the Tobacco Smoking (Control) Act of 2004 (formerly Tobacco Smoking (Control) Decree 20 of 1990) which prohibits smoking of cigarette and other tobacco products in places designated as… Continue