On the morning of October 22, the Ministry of Information and Communications held a training conference to improve communication capacity on tobacco harm prevention in Da Nang. The conference aimed to increase the understanding and interest of reporters and editors of central and local press and radio agencies in disseminating content on tobacco harm prevention in Vietnam.
Mr. Ho Hong Hai, Deputy Director of the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Information and Communications said: "Training and communication conferences on tobacco harm prevention for reporters and editors have contributed to helping us prevent the harmful effects of tobacco for many years. Because the harmful effects of tobacco are extremely serious, in Vietnam every year more than 100,000 people die due to the harmful effects of tobacco."
The Ministry of Information and Communications wishes to enhance the understanding of reporters, editors, and reporters on the implementation of policies and laws on tobacco harm prevention and control in the world and in Vietnam, the taxation of new tobacco products, and the disease mechanism, the level of danger, and the relationship of this disease to new tobacco products.
At the conference, Dr. Nguyen Trung Nguyen, Director of the Anti-Poison Center of Bach Mai Hospital, pointed out that cigarettes can cause 28 different groups of diseases such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, affecting reproductive and sexual health, and 96.8% of people with lung cancer smoke.
"Current electronic cigarettes (4th generation) have a large amount of nicotine in the form of crystalline powder, less irritating to the respiratory tract, so many people smoke them. It is estimated that for every person who quits smoking when using vapes, there are 80 more minors addicted to nicotine. The number and types of diseases caused by vaping are increasing, spreading, becoming more complicated and have no end in sight," said Dr. Nguyen Trung Nguyen.
