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| | HOT NEWS | NEW SURVEY SHOWS 77 PERCENT OF VIETNAMESE OPPOSE SECONDHAND SMOKE IN PUBLIC PLACES AFTER SEEING AD CAMPAIGN
This significant difference suggests that more people support the smoking ban if they have a better understanding about the health harms of smoking and secondhand smoke. According to the survey, more than 80% of smokers said that seeing the ads made them concerned about their own health and the effect of tobacco smoke on their families’ health. Three out of four smokers who saw the ads said that they were more likely to quit (Table 4).
Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of Medical Services Administration and Standing Office for the Vietnam Steering Committee on Smoking and Health (VINACOSH) said: “In Vietnam, 50% of male adults smoke, which is the equivalent of 17 million smokers. It is obvious that the number of smokers is lower than that of non-smokers. We should not let more than 60 million people be exposed to secondhand smoke. We are very pleased to see raised awareness of the public towards tobacco harms, and this support will be the basis for more comprehensive and stronger tobacco policies in Vietnam, to protect current and future generations from tobacco harms.” |  | | Focus | Smoke free Taiwan
The new law, due to take effect on Jan 11th 2009, will bring Taiwan to become a smoke free country following the footsteps of other 16 countries. According to the new regulations, smoking is prohibited in indoor workplaces with three or more persons working together and indoor public areas. detail  | | International | Decision on the Ratification of the Plan for the Implementtation of the Framework Convetntion on the Tobacco Control
To reduce the morbidity and mortality rates caused by tobacco-related diseases, the World Health Organisation has initiated the development of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (hereafter Framework Convention). The contents of this Framework Convention are related to several areas including production, trading and consumption of tobacco products.detail | International Summary- warnings
At least 23 jurisdictions have finalized requirements for picture warnings. The listing below includes the year of implementation, including different years where there have been two or more rounds of picture warnings. detail |
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| Number of tobacco - related deaths from 2010 till now 3297910 |  | Tobacco control songs | | |
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