Smoking trend persists despite health warnings

PETALING JAYA: Despite various measures taken by the government and NGOs to educate the public on the dangers of smoking over the years, there is no significant drop in the number of smokers in the country, says Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah.

The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) Tobacco Control coordinator said the first National Health Morbidity Survey carried out in 1986 recorded 21.5% smokers among the Malaysian population compared to the next survey in 2019 which recorded 21.3%.