Reduce illness and death caused by tobacco products.

The People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province has just issued a plan to implement the National Strategy on Tobacco Control until 2030 in the province. The overall goal of the plan is to reduce the rate of tobacco use and passive exposure to tobacco smoke, thereby reducing illness and death caused by tobacco products.

Specifically, the entire province aims to reduce the rate of tobacco use among men aged 15 and over to below 36%, and among women aged 15 and over to below 1%; reduce the rate of passive exposure to tobacco smoke in the workplace to below 25%, in restaurants to below 65%, in bars and cafes to below 70%, and in hotels to below 50%. At the same time, it will continue to prevent the use of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, shisha, and other new tobacco products in the community…

Khanh Hoa General Hospital is building a smoke-free hospital.

To achieve the set goals, the Provincial People's Committee requested the strengthening of the steering committees for tobacco harm prevention and control at all levels; the development of annual plans with clear responsibilities assigned to each member; enhanced inter-sectoral coordination; and the promotion of the role of the Fatherland Front and socio- political organizations in propaganda and monitoring implementation. Departments, agencies, and localities are to continue to thoroughly understand and strictly implement the Law on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control; incorporate regulations prohibiting smoking in the workplace into internal regulations; and integrate the target of reducing tobacco use rates into socio-economic development targets. Simultaneously, multi-media communication efforts should be intensified to raise public awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco and passive smoking, especially in schools. The health sector should continue to improve its capacity for counseling and support in quitting smoking; and maintain and expand the model of smoke-free agencies, units, and hospitals. In addition, relevant units will strengthen inspections, checks, and strictly handle violations of regulations on the business, advertising, and use of tobacco products, especially e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, as prescribed by law.

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Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/xa-hoi/202603/giam-benh-tat-va-tu-vong-do-cac-san-pham-thuoc-la-44e751f/