UNB, Dhaka :
The evidence of smoking such as cigarette butts and smell of smoke were found at 71 percent of public hospitals in Dhaka which goes against the Smoking and Tobacco Usage (Control) Act, according to a survey carried out by National Heart Foundation.
The survey was conducted in 51 hospitals in Dhaka among which 45 percent had the evidence of using smokeless tobacco while tobacco products were sold within 100 metres of the 80 percent government hospitals.
The findings were shared at a seminar arranged by National Heart Foundation at the Jatiya Press Club on Monday.
The evidence of smoking such as cigarette butts and smell of smoke were found at 71 percent of public hospitals in Dhaka which goes against the Smoking and Tobacco Usage (Control) Act, according to a survey carried out by National Heart Foundation.
The survey was conducted in 51 hospitals in Dhaka among which 45 percent had the evidence of using smokeless tobacco while tobacco products were sold within 100 metres of the 80 percent government hospitals.
The findings were shared at a seminar arranged by National Heart Foundation at the Jatiya Press Club on Monday.
