Ethiopia passes law banning smoking in public
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WIC) - Ethiopian House of Peoples’ Representatives pass a new tobacco control proclamation. The proclamation prohibits smoking in public places and it also includes putting enormous taxes on and increasing the price of cigarettes . The proclamation also enforces for the cigarette packages to have a notifying message as to the health dangers of tobacco. Moreover, the proclamation forbids advertising and promoting tobacco products on the media.