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Will the government of the Island nation of Niue pass a law banning tobacco completely?
Current forecast: 22% chance 
Combining all predictions, the current forecast is that this is 22% likely to happen (unchanged in last 1 day)
Health officials want to make the tiny South Pacific island of Niue the first country in the world to be fully smoke-free by banning tobacco.
A bill proposing to ban smoking and the sale of tobacco in all public areas and private homes in Niue - pronounced NEE-oo-ay - has been drafted and presented to legislators, the island's top health official, Dr. Sitaleki Finau, said Tuesday.
A bill proposing to ban smoking and the sale of tobacco in all public areas and private homes in Niue - pronounced NEE-oo-ay - has been drafted and presented to legislators, the island's top health official, Dr. Sitaleki Finau, said Tuesday.
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POZ.com 2 days ago
to be quarantined from the rest of society, the reports. Dr. Finau is the director of health on Niue, an island in the South Pacific Ocean.According to Finau, prevention and awareness programs in the region are not stemming the spread of the virus in the
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ABC Online 3 days ago
positions in Australia and New Zealand. He's currently the director of health on the small island nation of Niue. He says his suggestion would be in the interests of people with HIV and AIDS. New Zealand correspondent Kerri Ritchie. KERRI RITCHIE: Dr
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ONE News 3 days ago
Finau is widely respected in medical research circles. He is a public health specialist and is currently heading Niue Hospital while taking leave as Pasifika Director at Massey University. His views have opened a can of worms for people like Mairie
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