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These fact sheets provide a brief examination of compliance with smoke-free legislation in different public venues in selected countries from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The countries include: Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Sudan and Yemen.

There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke, which contributes to a range of serious and often fatal diseases. Completely smoke-free environments with no exceptions are the only proven way to protect people from second-hand smoke.