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.