Malaysia has made great strides in its tobacco control strategies, including new legislation that regulates the sale, promotion and packaging of cigarette and vape products, as well as public smoking places. However, are these laws and policies achieving changes in people’s behaviours and choices? What’s missing in the last mile of our anti-smoking strategies? We speak to Prof Dr Jamalludin Rahman, Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics & Public Health Medicine Specialist from International Islamic University Malaysia.


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Malaysia has made great strides in its tobacco control strategies, including new legislation that regulates the sale, promotion and packaging of cigarette and vape products, as well as public smoking places. However, are these laws and policies achieving changes in people’s behaviours and choices? What’s missing in the last mile of our anti-smoking strategies? We speak to Prof Dr Jamalludin Rahman, Professor of Epidemiology &amp; Biostatistics &amp; Public Health Medicine Specialist from International Islamic University Malaysia. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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