Health NGOs surprised by removal of GEG element in anti-smoking Bill


PETALING JAYA: The many health non-governmental organisations (NGO) engaged by the Health Ministry all this time over Generational Endgame (GEG) were never informed of the removal of the GEG element in the anti-smoking Bill, says Ikram Health Malaysia.

In a statement on Thursday (Nov 30), Ikram Health Malaysia said that the removal of the GEG provision means that the tobacco firms could continue to lure young people into being nicotine addicts to keep their industry going.

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