National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA),Chairman Prof. Carlo Fonseka on Friday said his Authority urged the Members of Parliament, State sector officials and the general public to help creating a tobacco smoking free Sri Lanka .
He said if people in the country take measures to discourage smokers, especially the younger generation to refrain from cigarette smoking, it will be a great help to reduce 20,000 Sri Lankans dying of lung cancer, coronary heart diseases every year.
