Vietnam Health Ministry Proposes Ban on E-cigarettes

Nov.25.2022

Vietnam health officials propose banning new tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to protect public health.

During the Solution Meeting on Preventing Negative Effects of Tobacco held on Wednesday, Tran Thi Trang, Deputy Director of the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Health, stated that the current Tobacco Harm Prevention Law does not contain regulations for electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products.

Allowing these products to be tested for sale has revealed potential negative impacts, including management costs. This means that the country must devote manpower and management resources to address the social problems caused by the use and abuse of new tobacco products, particularly their impact on young people's behavior and lifestyles. She stated.

Trang stated that the Ministry of Health proposed a ban on new generation tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, in line with its goal of protecting public health.

Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, from the Ministry of Health, has stated that the use of electronic cigarettes has increased 18 times from 2015 to 2020 (from 0.2% to 3.6%). She added that approximately 40,000 people die each year in Vietnam due to tobacco-related causes.

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