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Rising cigarette costs discourage young smokers: ministry

The Health Ministry revealed that other countries' efforts to increase cigarette excise could reduce consumption by ...

Need to tackle smoking to prevent TB increase: ministry

The Health Ministry has said that five factors could lead to higher tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Indonesia, with ...

Minister Sadikin urges youth to shun smoking

Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, on World No-Tobacco Day here on Tuesday urged young people in Indonesia to ...

IDAI seeks tighter restrictions on children’s access to tobacco

Chairperson of the National Pediatrician Association (IDAI), Piprim Basarah Yanuarso, has said that children's ...

Quit Like Sweden Urges Progressive Tobacco Control to Save Millions of Lives on World No Tobacco Day

- Millions of lives could be saved with a more progressive approach to tobacco control measures, says a new platform ...

Ministry seeks licensing for tobacco production, distribution, imports

The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has suggested that the Draft Government Regulation on Health ...

Smoking prevalence in 10- to 18-year-olds declined to 7.4 percent

The Health Ministry stated that based on the 2023 National Health Survey (SKI), smoking prevalence among the ...

New strategies needed to control cigarette consumption: Ministry

New strategies in the efforts to prevent and control cigarette consumption in Indonesia are highly needed, as smoking ...

Protect children through implementation of smoke-free areas: Ministry

The Ministry of Health has urged regional governments to protect children from smoking through stricter supervision and ...

Need intervention strategies to reduce smoking prevalence: expert

Health expert and former director of Policy Research and Cooperation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tikki ...

BPKN backs regulations for alternative tobacco products

The National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) supports the issuance of science-based regulations for alternative ...

Several factors considered before deciding to raise tobacco excise

The government has taken into account several aspects prior to deciding to raise tobacco excise by up to 12 percent in ...

YKI backs cigarette tax hike to prevent new cancer cases

The Indonesian Cancer Foundation (YKI) has voiced its support to the government's agenda to increase cigarette tax ...

Communication studies should be main subject in colleges: Expert

Communication studies should be the main subject in every major to prevent conversational confusion, according to ...

Smoking caused chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 9.2 mln people

The Health Ministry has informed that the habit of smoking among several Indonesians has resulted in 9.2 million ...