WHO congratulates President Muizzu on TIME Health 100 recognition
WHO congratulated President Muizzu for being named in TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Health 2026. TIME credited his administration for the world's first generational tobacco ban (prohibiting tobacco for those born on/after Jan 1, 2007), a nationwide ban on vapes and e-cigarettes, and expanded support systems like smoking cessation clinics and a 24-hour mental health helpline. The Maldives also eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B.
WHO congratulated President Muizzu for being named in TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Health 2026. TIME credited his administration for the world's first generational tobacco ban (prohibiting tobacco for those born on/after Jan 1, 2007), a nationwide ban on vapes and e-cigarettes, and expanded support systems like smoking cessation clinics and a 24-hour mental health helpline. The Maldives also eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B.
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WHO congratulated President Muizzu for being named in TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Health 2026. TIME credited his administration for the world's first generational tobacco ban (prohibiting tobacco for those born on/after Jan 1, 2007), a nationwide ban on vapes and e-cigarettes, and expanded support systems like smoking cessation clinics and a 24-hour mental health helpline. The Maldives also eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B.
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