Sri Lankan Government has taken a decision to ban cigarette smoking completely by the year 2020 as a major step to reduce the spreading of Non Communicable Diseases in the country according to Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala.Cigarette Smoking and Liquor have been identified asvthe major causes for spreading non communicable diseases like Heart Diseases,High Blood Pressure,Cancer and Cholesterol in Sri Lankan Society Dr.Mahipala has stated during a Media Seminar held at Health Education Bureau in Colombo this morning..
The Cabinet has already approved the proposal to ban Cigarette Smoking Completely in Sri Lanka by the year 2020 submitted by Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne he has stressed.
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