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Posted - 05/23/2020 : 04:10:52 ROWAN CALLICK | The Australian
PAPUA New Guinea is preparing legislation to control rampant tobacco use, with a survey revealing that 42% of high school children smoke regularly.
Acting Health Secretary Elva Lionel said in a speech at Gordon Secondary School in Port Moresby to mark World No Tobacco Day: "Children as young as 10 years old are smoking. Where is this country heading?"
The cabinet is considering legislation to control tobacco use, and to halt access to cheap smuggled cigarettes.
The World Bank, with the backing of Australian Aid, launched a report yesterday on tobacco use, which said PNG was one of the 10 countries with the highest use per person.
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And many people, especially in rural areas, smoke a highly potent home-grown tobacco, brus, which largely goes untaxed.
The World Bank report urges that tougher pricing "must be supported by other control measures, including advertising bans, smoke-free zones, public education, graphic messaging, and enforcement of rules against selling tobacco to minors".
The proportion of the overall population who smoke is 40%.
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Ms Lionel told the Gordon students: "Just because illegal tobacco is cheaper doesn't mean it's better. It is just as harmful.
"Girls are smoking. Women are smoking. This is not good for our country."
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