ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department at the Abu Dhabi Police organized at its headquarters, a campaign on the health risk of smoking. The event was organized in cooperation with the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi, to mark the World No Tobacco Day, which is observed every year on May 31, with the participation of a large number of staff members and customers of the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department.

As part of the campaign, health awareness leaflets were distributed to employees and customers, highlighting the health risks of smoking, its negative effects on the health of smokers and those around them. The campaign also included medical tests to measure blood nicotine, in addition to tips on how to quit smoking and its benefits.

Major Abdullah Al Tunaiji, Public Relations Branch Manager, stressed that the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department has organized this campaign out of its belief in the importance of raising the awareness of staff members and customers and acquainting them with the health risks of smoking and its adverse impacts on human life, health and the environment. “Through this campaign, the department seeks to contribute to the success of the World No Tobacco Day events,  promote a healthy, clean and smoke-free environment; and raise the level of health awareness among them,” added Major Al Tunaiji.

In conclusion, Major Al Tunaiji emphasized that smoking is the leading cause of death in the world; therefore people must quit smoking and endeavor, in cooperation with all institutions and segments of society at the countrywide level, to eradicate this harmful scourge, for its risks on both the individual and the family.

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