RM150,000 to treat one patient warded for 12 days due to vaping injury, says Dr Dzul


KUALA LUMPUR: It costs up to RM150,892.11 to treat vaping related injuries for a patient who is warded for 12 days in hospital, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad warned that the cost of treating e-cigarette and vaping product use-associated lung injury (Evali) could significantly increase by 2030 if nothing is done.

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