The extremely high cost of treating vape injuries


IT costs over RM150,000 to treat vaping-related injuries for a patient who is warded for 12 days in hospital, the Dewan Rakyat has heard.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad warned that the cost of treating e-cigarette and vaping product use-associated lung injury (Evali) could spike further if nothing was done.

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