Posted By
Fred
Jan 27, 2019 01:39
In a very welcome initiative, Hotel Dieu de France is turning into a tobacco-free hospital starting this January with a new campaign. Smoking was already forbidden inside the hospital but people still smoked on balconies or in front of the main/ER entrances and in close proximity to the building. The new rule forbids doing so in all areas apart from the newly-dedicated space, and it stipulates a minimum of 9-meter distance from facilities in which smoking…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 24, 2019 08:00
A 12-meter long art installation representing a flag made of black smoke was placed in Beirut yesterday next to the site of the planned waste incinerator. The flag that was raised symbolizes the black landscape that will surround Beirut area and its surrounding if we do not move quickly to stop the adoption of incinerators as a solution for waste management in light of the poor management of public facilities in Lebanon. Needless to say,…
Health
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Health
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Health
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Baladi
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Health
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Baladi
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