What Policies May Help Filipino Adults Quit Smoking?

A study considered health and financial concerns related to COVID-19 to better understand what factors might inform a person’s consideration whether to quit smoking amidst a widespread public health event such as the pande

Approximately one in five Vietnamese adults currently smoke. The low average price of cigarette packs in Vietnam (among the world’s lowest) is a factor in the nation’s high smoking rate. Graphic health warning label (HWL) requirements have also not changed since 2012.

This report provides an overview of the projected impacts of a policy that bans or restricts the use of flavors in tobacco products as well as evidence-based policy recommendations for maximizing public health benefits and minimizing unintended consequences.

Health warning labels (HWLs) can help diminish the appeal of of packaging and communicate risked from tobacco use.  In November 2018, 15 focus group discussion were conducted in Mexico City, Mexico to examine the ways in which cigarette packs appeal to adolescents and young adults and h