A top member of the health ministry expressed his pride at the decline in smoking rates in Cambodia. In the kingdom today, 13% of people over the age of 15 are reported to be smokers, or 1.6 million people.
Ing Phirun, secretary of state at the Ministry of Health and permanent vice president of the Tobacco Products Control Commission, stated at a workshop on February 21 to disseminate the findings of a survey on adult smoking conducted in 2021 that the decline in smokers is due to coordinated efforts from various ministries and partner NGOs.
He said that they had informed the populace of the effects and risks of smoking.
