Strengthening the synchronous implementation of solutions to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco

The Steering Committee for People's Health Care in Tay Ninh province has developed and implemented a Plan to prevent and combat the harmful effects of tobacco with many key solutions, aiming to prevent the use of traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and new tobacco products, which are on the rise among some target groups.

Smoking is harmful to health

According to the plan, in 2026, the province will focus on promoting communication to raise public awareness about the harmful effects of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products. It is expected that 2 parades in response to National No Tobacco Week (May 25-31) and 30 mobile communication sessions will be held in the area.

Tay Ninh aims for 70 administrative agencies and hundreds of educational , medical, restaurant and hotel establishments to strictly implement regulations on smoke-free environments. In the education sector alone, 297 kindergartens, 392 primary schools and most secondary and high schools will be inspected, monitored and guided to comply with regulations.

Inspection and handling of violations will be strengthened with 5 monitoring rounds and 15 inter-sectoral inspections on the implementation of the Law on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control; violations will be handled according to Decree 117/2020/ND-CP.

In addition, the province organized 13 health education communication training courses for 585 officials; 5 smoking cessation counseling training courses for 225 grassroots health workers ; 10 training courses for 450 teachers to integrate tobacco harm prevention content in schools. In addition, 146 collaborators were trained in community communication skills.

Tay Ninh will also produce many documents and communication items such as jackets, raincoats, helmets, and ceramic cups with printed messages to increase the spread. A highlight in 2026 is the short video clip creation contest on tobacco harm prevention for high school students, expected to attract more than 400 contestants and widely publicize 23 qualified clips.

Along with that, the province will conduct an investigation and assessment of the tobacco use situation and the implementation results of the Law on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control, as a basis for proposing policies in the next phase./.

Le Duc

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