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Vape Genie Out Of The Bottle, Difficult To Retreat

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy

04-Feb-25 08:30

Vape Genie Out Of The Bottle, Difficult To Retreat

Unlike Thailand, Singapore and Laos, Malaysia does not have a blanket ban on the use and sale of vapes; but should it? We discuss the present regulatory framework for vapes and e-cigarettes as well as the gaps in implementation with Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy.

Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  culture,  managing disease,  health policy,  government,  politics,  Law/Activism,  controversies

Tags:  vaping,  geg bill,  smoking ban,  health ministry,  e-cigarettes,  health policy, 


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