1 July 2024
All MPs should stand ready to collaborate on initiatives aimed at curbing the spread of vaping and protecting youths from its harmful effects, says the MMA.
Tag: E-cigarette or Vaping Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)
29 May 2024
Letter
Woes In The Aftermath Of A Missed Opportunity: GEG Implementation In Malaysia — Dr Jason Chin Yu Aun
NCSM's Dr Jason Chin calls for the reintroduction of the generational end game (GEG) tobacco/ vape ban to address Malaysia's growing smoking and vaping epidemic. "We need strong political will to table the GEG once again and ensure its passage into law."
14 December 2023
Dewan Negara approves the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, paving the way for Malaysia's first-ever comprehensive standalone tobacco and vape control Act that regulates cigarettes, vapes, and other smoking products.
4 December 2023
Letter
Anti-Smoking Bill: A Holistic Approach To Prioritising Public Health — Academy Of Medicine Of Malaysia
The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia says the anti-smoking bill's prohibition on the advertising of tobacco/ vape products as a "quit-smoking product" will prevent vape companies from promoting e-cigarettes as a method to help smokers switch.
27 November 2023
GEG is not the only anti-tobacco policy, and should not divide lobbyists with a binary ‘us-against-them’ mentality. There exists not only “Yes” or “No” to GEG; GEG can be “Not now”. GEG can also be implemented in phases, writes Dr Ginsky Chan.
17 November 2023
MCTC says Malaysia's trend in nicotine poisoning has shifted from under-5 children before 2021 to now increasing among teenagers and adults, attributing this shift to the rise of e-cigarette and vape use by youths. EVALI is also challenging to diagnose.
14 November 2023
The Malaysian Family Medicine Specialists’ Association says Cabinet’s decision to delay the tobacco bill and to decouple the GEG from the bill shows the government’s failure to protect child rights, as enshrined in the CRC ratified by Malaysia in 1995.
7 November 2023
The Malaysian Pharmacists Society, Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control, Galen Centre, and the Commonwealth Medical Association demand the relisting of liquid nicotine into the Poisons List, after a Cabinet decision to decouple GEG from the tobacco bill.
26 October 2023
Onn Abu Bakar (PH-Batu Pahat) asks when the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill will be tabled for second reading. “The data MOH presented is shocking. We must press the emergency button and we cannot look back.”
24 October 2023
Vaping may have initially been perceived as a safer alternative to smoking, but its dangers are undeniable. It's time to shift the narrative and treat vaping with the caution it deserves.