The Ministry of Health on Monday launched a public awareness campaign on smoking-related dangers and enforce Public Health Law No. 47 of 2008 and its amendments regarding the ban on smoking in public places.

The campaign is supported by the European Union through Spanish cooperation.

The campaign aims to effect behavioural and social change and encourage individuals to adopt a healthy lifestyle, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

On Behalf of Health Minister Feras Hawari, Secretary General for Primary Health Care and Epidemiology Raed Shboul stressed the importance of the campaign, aligning with the implementation plan of the national strategy to combat tobacco and smoking in all its forms.