National Cancer Society Malaysia supports smoking ban

1 Research shows that 38.0 of men and 1.4 of women in Malaysia are smokers. 2 Along with tax measures, cessation measures and education, smoking bans are viewed by public health experts as an important element in reducing smoking rates and promoting positive health outcomes.

Further to the move by Malaysia’s Health Ministry to ban the sale of cigarettes at rest and relaxation stops on Malaysian highways, the Ministry is now proposing to extend the ban to public areas and all eateries nationwide, as well as in open-air premises.

The National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) fully endorses and supports this long awaited proposed move by the Ministry that will restrict the number of places where smoking is allowed.