A healthy workforce is a productive work force...

A few years ago when the first smoking bans in public places were enacted in America many critics said that they encroached on personal freedoms and would be difficult to enforce. Nevertheless the fact is that they have been an extremely good idea and not only have they prevented people from inhaling smoke passively but they have also made it much easier for people trying to quit as they are not constantly tempted by smokers in the area.

Many countries in Europe now also ban smoking in public places but most interestingly the idea seems to have caught on in the Arab world too. Recently at Ukmedix News we learn that the United Arab Emirates have set up 2 special help centres to help people who are heavily addicted to smoking and health authorities there are even considering implementing a ban on smoking in public places.

At Ukmedix News we hope that governments all over the world will realise the dangers of second hand smoke and also realise the importance of maintaining the health of their citizens and thus the whole world will become one big non smoking zone in public places. It actually pays the government to implement anti smoking measures and to prohibit smoking in public places as smoking always costs the nation huge amounts of money in health care. By investing in programs to get people to quit smoking the government can actually make financial returns in the future. A healthy workforce is a productive work force and government should remember this.

Recently Ukmedix News came across a report which showed that the amount of people suffering from respiratory diseases in New York, (where one of the first bans for smoking in public was enacted) has dropped considerably and health experts put this down purely to the fact that less people are smoking. So if you are the Minister of Health of a nation that does not have a ban on smoking in public places take note of what is written above and remember that you could be saving your country money.