Rahayu Mahzam on multi-agency collaborative anti-vaping efforts
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) received 1,700, 1,500 and 2,070 vaping-related feedback from the public and through other agencies in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. It does not have readily available data on the breakdown of the feedback sources. There were about 7,600, 5,600 and 8,000 vaping-related offences in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam gave this update in reply to an MP’s question in Parliament on Tuesday (Apr 2). She said HSA is taking a multi-agency collaborative approach to enforcement. She added that the schools also take an active approach to prevent students from picking up the habit of vaping.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) received 1,700, 1,500 and 2,070 vaping-related feedback from the public and through other agencies in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. It does not have readily available data on the breakdown of the feedback sources. There were about 7,600, 5,600 and 8,000 vaping-related offences in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam gave this update in reply to an MP’s question in Parliament on Tuesday (Apr 2). She said HSA is taking a multi-agency collaborative approach to enforcement. She added that the schools also take an active approach to prevent students from picking up the habit of vaping.