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Moving Towards A Smoke Free Nation

Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respiratory Physician

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 14 Feb 2022 · 13 mins listen

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is planning to table a new Tobacco and Smoking Control Act in the upcoming Parliament session in replacement of the old and some of the proposed measures of the legislation is to prohibit the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products including vape and e-cigarettes to people born after 2005. But will this be effective? Dr. Helmy Haja Mydin, consultant respiratory physician and newly appointed technical advisor to the Ministry of Health on the tobacco & smoking legislation shares his thoughts. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by:

Sim Wie Boon

Presented by:

Wong Shou Ning,Shazana Mokhtar,Tan Chen Li

Categories:

law and legal matters,health policy

Tags:

smoking ban

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