KP govt urged to put ban on e-cigarettes, vapes

January 30, 2024 by nation.com.pk

KP govt urged to put ban on e-cigarettes, vapes

PESHAWAR - Public Health Stakeholders of Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa on Monday called for unanimous and aggressive efforts to permanently ban the use and sale of e-cigarettes and vapes in the province for the best interest of public health and sustainable tobacco control. Blue Veins, a civil society organ­isation, conducted a public health stakeholder consultation to delib­erate on the interim ban by the KP government on vapes and e-ciga­rettes.


12.40% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 15.6 million current smokers in Pakistan 22.20% of men are current smokers but only 2.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR

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