Taking Cues From New Zealand's Smokefree Bill

Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Melbourne

15-Dec-22 07:30

Taking Cues From New Zealand's Smokefree Bill

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New Zealand has become the first country to legislate a generational end-game for smoking, with sale of tobacco products banned for those born in 2009 beginning next year. What lessons can Malaysia draw from the Kiwi experience? We speak to Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne for insights.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See

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Categories: international, health policy

Tags: generational end game, new zealand,

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