WHO calls for urgent global restrictions on e-cigarette sales and ads


Cambodia's capital's police and communes of officials have joined a campaign to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes in June.- Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The World Health Organisation (WHO) urgently calls for global action to limit the import, distribution and promotion of all e-cigarettes, including a social media ban.

Countries are urged to ban e-cigarette sales, enhance import restrictions and bolster inspections to support public health interventions. Additionally, strict laws, including tax increases, should be enforced on e-cigarette trade, sale, import, distribution and production.

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