 Thirty-five students at the Yusuf Multipurpose High School conducted an
anti-smoking campaign in Comilla on the ocassion of the 7th annual
Global Youth Service Day. In addition to holding a community
discussion on the health consequences of smoking, they took to the
streets with anti-smoking stickers. Wherever they could get
permission, they applied their stickers so their message would be
visible. Last year, the Government of Bangladesh made smoking in
public areas illegal. Smoking is a major cause of preventable
illness throughout the world, affecting everyone from low-birth weight
infants born to pregnant smokers to elderly community members dying of
lung cancer and oral carcinoma as a result of their habit.
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