Key points:
·The Indonesian Ministry of Health is urging the implementation of smoke-free zone policies nationwide to reduce non-smokers' exposure to secondhand smoke.
·The smoke-free zone policy requires active participation from local governments to ensure its enforcement.
·Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 addresses the increasing consumption of traditional and e-cigarettes, particularly among young people and children.
According to a report from Pelitakarawang on April 28, the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) is calling on all regions of the country to actively implement smoke-free zone (KTR) policies.
The Ministry of Health emphasizes that the implementation of smoke-free zone policies should not only stay at the central level, and local governments need to actively cooperate in the execution.
Benget Saragih, the head of the Indonesian Ministry of Health's tobacco-related disease control working group, pointed out that the government has issued Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 as a specific measure to address the sharp increase in traditional and e-cigarette consumption, particularly among adolescents and children.
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