Tag: "World No Tobacco Day"
Vietnam health ministry proposes tobacco ban for people born from 2010 onward

Vietnam health ministry proposes tobacco ban for people born from 2010 onward

Vietnam News 13:05 23/05/2026

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed banning people born on or after January 1, 2010 from purchasing or using tobacco products as part of efforts to create a future smoke-free generation in the country.

Health official urges medical staff to say no to tobacco, as smoking kills over 100,000 Vietnamese a year

Health official urges medical staff to say no to tobacco, as smoking kills over 100,000 Vietnamese a year

Vietnam News 18:00 01/06/2025

Medical staff, who are acutely aware of the dangers of tobacco, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), should say no to tobacco, which kills more than 100,000 Vietnamese per year, said Dr. Truong Thi Ngoc Lan, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Traditional Medicine.