KUALA SELANGOR: A Cabinet memorandum on the ban of electronic cigarettes and vaping will be tabled before the Cabinet by the end of this year at the latest.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the ministry had tabled the preliminary proposal report prepared by the expert committee at the Cabinet meeting on Friday.
“I made a brief presentation of the proposal report. The Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) and the Cabinet have asked me to submit a Cabinet memorandum regarding banning vaping.
“As I have always said, it is not a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when’. I am responsible for fulfilling this directive, and the question now is the method, timing and approach,” he said, Bernama reported.
He was speaking to reporters after opening the state-level “Jelajah Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat” event and the closing of the 2025 “Jom Nak Sihat Kuala Selangor 2.0” programme here.
In another development, Dzulkefly said Selangor is expected to have four wellness hubs, with the addition of a new centre currently under construction in Kuala Selangor.
At the national level, he said the government targets setting up 81 wellness hubs by 2033.
“Health system reform is now the country’s main focus under MP13, with a shift from the ‘sick-care’ model to a ‘healthcare’ model.
“This approach prioritises disease prevention, primary healthcare and the cultivation of healthy living as the foundation of a sustainable health system.
“Through this, the government aims not only to treat people when they fall ill but also to guide and encourage them to maintain good health throughout their lives,” he said.
