Bahrain stubs out F1 posters

News from Bahrain is that all tobacco advertisements relating to Formula One have been pulled thanks to an anti-smoking campaign by health officials. The move is the latest evidence Gulf states are getting serious about tackling what Bahrain’s public health assistant under-secretary calls an “epidemic” of smoking.

Hats of to Bahrain for stepping up, and with the F1 race only weeks away. "This is a beginning and will go a long way in our ultimate goal of getting Bahrain to be a smoke-free nation," Dr Mariam Al Jalahma told the Gulf Daily News.

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