Vapes To Be Banned In Vietnam

[Toby iVapour]

Vietnam to ban e-cigarettes starting 2025 - VnExpress International

The National Assembly on Saturday agreed to ban the production, sale, import, storage, transportation and usage of e-cigarettes starting 2025 to protect people's health.

e.vnexpress.net

https://english.vov.vn/en/politics/domestic/national-assembly-unanimously-bans-e-cigarettes-starting-in-2025-post1139098.vov

https://www.aliveadvocacymovement.com/post/the-who-s-missed-opportunity-a-call-for-a-pragmatic-evidence-driven-approach-to-vaping

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General's recent praise for Vietnam’s ban on vaping and heated tobacco products misses an important point: vaping is a proven harm-reduction tool that could help millions of smokers quit or reduce their tobacco use.

In Vietnam, where 40% of men smoke, the need for alternatives to traditional cigarettes is critical.

As smoking-related diseases continue to claim millions of lives worldwide, vaping has emerged as a potential harm-reduction tool for smokers looking to quit or reduce their tobacco consumption. Yet, the WHO’s approach remains rooted in caution, focusing on the potential risks of e-cigarettes without fully embracing their role in reducing tobacco-related harm.

 

[andipandi]

That is mutant

 

[Toby iVapour]

That is mutant

And corrupt -

The Vietnam government owns 100% of Vinataba, with 58% the biggest player in the Vietnamese cigarette market.

Viet Nam Country Profile - Tobacco Tactics

Key Points Viet Nam is a country located in South East Asia, part of the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Western Pacific (WPRO). It has a population of 98.2 million, with tobacco use prevalence of 24.9%. Viet Nam ratified the World Health Organization Framework Convention on...

www.tobaccotactics.org

Vinataba is known to influence government policy.
timonitor.seatca.org/vinataba/

 

[Richard Winter]

It's about time these countries turn their attention to WHATS HAPPENING and stop focusing on WHAT COULD HAPPEN.

Millions are dying every year from the effects of smoking.....FACT. Vaping is a proven method as a cessation tool....FACT. Vaping is saving millions of lives...FACT. Governments make billions from the revenue of cigarettes.....FACT.

Government are corrupt... FACT.

I'm bemused that each of these governments and organisations like the WHO continue to take severe action on something that is saving lives and ignore the issues that are killing millions each year. They cant keep saying there's not enough data. Have these people never heard of accelerated life testing.

 

[MHL]

I suspect that the problem is, pretty much like in our goverment, they're not pushing policies because they're sensible, well thought out, or would reduce harm. Rather they're pushing them to prove a point, make an impression, or as a way to generate more income.

 

[CzesiuB]

meanwhile in Vietnam:

 

[Netvaper]

Yep, you can smoke yourself to death and fill the government's and the tobacco industry's coffers but vaping is the work of the devil.

 

[Toby iVapour]

I suspect that the problem is, pretty much like in our government, they're not pushing policies because they're sensible, well thought out, or would reduce harm. Rather they're pushing them to prove a point, make an impression, or as a way to generate more income.

I'm bemused that each of these governments and organisations like the WHO continue to take severe action on something that is saving lives and ignore the issues that are killing millions each year. They cant keep saying there's not enough data. Have these people never heard of accelerated life testing.

It isn't just the WHO working with, and encouraging, corrupt governments...

This article reminded me of the massive influence that Bloomberg Philanthropies has on restricting vapes wordlwide -

Michael Bloomberg Won His Vietnam War on Vaping

Vietnam's recent vape ban was celebrated by the network of Bloomberg-funded organizations. There's little doubt they helped make it happen.

filtermag.org

But some credit—or blame—for the vaping ban surely belongs to Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire American philanthropist whose foundation supports an influential global network of anti-tobacco groups, including the World Health Organization. These groups oppose vaping as well as smoking, not just in Vietnam but in more than 50 low- and middle-income countries, from Argentina to Zambia.

Vietnam is one of 10 priority countries identified by the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. And the Bloomberg team has enjoyed a “deep collaboration with the government and local organizations in Vietnam,” Dr. Kelly Henning, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ public health work, wrote in a blog post, since deleted, after a visit to Vietnam in 2018.

Bloomberg and its allies cheered Vietnam’s vape ban.

Under the headline “Vietnam Acts Decisively to Protect Youth From Heated Tobacco Products and E-Cigarettes,” Vital Strategies—a nonprofit focused on global health, which supports harm reduction with other drugs—characterized the ban as a victory over the tobacco industry. Sandra Mullin, a senior vice president at Vital Strategies, is quoted as saying: “The government of Vietnam is to be commended for this life-saving measure.”

Vital Strategies received more than $43m for its tobacco work from Bloomberg Philanthropies in 2021 and 2022, according to the foundation’s income tax return. Bloomberg is Vital Strategies’ biggest funder, by far.

Bloomberg Philanthropies gave the WHO more than $18m for its anti-tobacco work in 2021 and 2022, tax filings show. WHO officials have said that Bloomberg’s money helps them implement their programs but does not affect policy making.

Not to be outdone, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids published a statement “commending the Vietnamese government for prioritizing the health and well-being of youth.” The campaign had nothing to say about the 16 million adults who smoke in Vietnam and could benefit from access to safer nicotine alternatives.

Bloomberg Philanthropies gave more than $40 million to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids in 2021 and 2022 for its tobacco work, and tens of millions more for other projects. It is the campaign’s biggest donor.