7/3/13: World Health Organization pushes for regulation of e-cigarettes
At an annual awards ceremony held July 2, 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the government of the Philippines to regulate the sale of e-cigarettes, citing a trend in other countries where people who started using e-cigarettes ended up smoking regular cigarettes. Dr. Susan Mercado, director for Building Healthy Communities and Populations of the WHO-Western Pacific office said,
“In 2010, the WHO organized a global panel of experts to review the evidence and there is no evidence to show that it can help you quit smoking.”
Read a July 3, 2013 news story about the WHO comments from the Phillippine Daily Inquirer.
Read more information about electronic cigarettes in GASP's white paper or at our webpage.
Last update: 7/3/13