The Government on July 29 signed a decision to establish the Fund ofPrevention and Control of Tobacco Harms under theMinistry of Health.
Regulated by the Law onPrevention and Control of Tobacco Harms , the fund’s goal isto mobilise and allocate its financial resources for the prevention andcontrol of tobacco harms throughout the country.
Operated on a not-for-profit principal, the fund will support suchactivities as popularising the negative impacts of tobacco, putting intoreality pilot models of smoke-free working places before expandingeffective models.
It will also engage in organisingdesignated smoking areas in public places, and support the establishmentof community-based services to help smokers give up the habit.
The fund is established with the financial resourcesfrom the compulsory contributions of tobacco manufacturers and importersas well as donations from national and international organisations andindividuals.-VNA
Regulated by the Law onPrevention and Control of Tobacco Harms , the fund’s goal isto mobilise and allocate its financial resources for the prevention andcontrol of tobacco harms throughout the country.
Operated on a not-for-profit principal, the fund will support suchactivities as popularising the negative impacts of tobacco, putting intoreality pilot models of smoke-free working places before expandingeffective models.
It will also engage in organisingdesignated smoking areas in public places, and support the establishmentof community-based services to help smokers give up the habit.
The fund is established with the financial resourcesfrom the compulsory contributions of tobacco manufacturers and importersas well as donations from national and international organisations andindividuals.-VNA
