Fact-sheet on Tobacco Health Warnings-2009, 250kb
Toba cco he a lt h w a r nings in t he Sout h- Ea st Asia Re gion
Pr e va le n ce ( % ) of t oba cco u se in t h e SEA Re gion
. . . Dat a not available
# 11 Healt h Quest ions about t he 11 SEAR count r ies, WHO SEARO, 2007
^ Global Yout h Tobacco Sur vey Count r y Repor t s 2006- 2007
* WHO Repor t on t he Global Tobacco Epidem ic, 2008: The MPOWER Pack age
Cou n t r y u pda t e s
—— Not av ailable/ Not k now n
* Ex pect ed t o be im plem ent ed on 31 May 2009
* * Decr ee- Law, 2006
Toba cco he a lt h w a r nings in t he Sout h- Ea st Asia Re gion
Cou n t r ie s w it h policie s on spe cific h e a lt h w a r n in gs in t h e n t h e SEA Re gion
Ba n gla de sh : Six rot at ing t ext ual warnings on 30% of t he surface area of any sm oking
t obacco product ( it is being im plem ent ed only in t he case of cigaret t e packs) .
I ndia : Two rot at ing t ext ual and pict orial healt h warnings on 40% of t he surface area of
sm oking tobacco product packages and one t ext ual and pict orial healt h warning for sm okeless
t obacco product packages ( t he sam e has been not ified, and is due t o be im plem ent ed from
31 May 2009) .
I n don e sia : One t ext ual warning for all cigaret t e product s ( im plem ent ed) .
M a ldive s: Five rot at ing t ext ual healt h warnings on 30% of t he surface area of t he cigaret t e
package ( im plem ent ed) .
Th a ila n d: Nine t ypes of rot at ing t ext ual and colour pict orial warnings on 50% of t he area
of t he cigaret t e package and t wo t ext ual and black- and- whit e pict orial healt h warnings on
50% of t he package surface of “ Roll-Your- Own” ( RYO) t obacco product ( im plem ent ed) .
Tim or - Le st e : Five rot at ing t ext ual healt h warnings on t obacco product s.
Ge n e r a l h e a lt h w a r n in gs
Warning labels are present on cigaret t e packages in all t he count ries of t he Region and on
gut ka packages in I ndia.
Pr e va le n ce ( % ) of t oba cco u se in t h e SEA Re gion
. . . Dat a not available
# 11 Healt h Quest ions about t he 11 SEAR count r ies, WHO SEARO, 2007
^ Global Yout h Tobacco Sur vey Count r y Repor t s 2006- 2007
* WHO Repor t on t he Global Tobacco Epidem ic, 2008: The MPOWER Pack age
Cou n t r y u pda t e s
—— Not av ailable/ Not k now n
* Ex pect ed t o be im plem ent ed on 31 May 2009
* * Decr ee- Law, 2006
Toba cco he a lt h w a r nings in t he Sout h- Ea st Asia Re gion
Cou n t r ie s w it h policie s on spe cific h e a lt h w a r n in gs in t h e n t h e SEA Re gion
Ba n gla de sh : Six rot at ing t ext ual warnings on 30% of t he surface area of any sm oking
t obacco product ( it is being im plem ent ed only in t he case of cigaret t e packs) .
I ndia : Two rot at ing t ext ual and pict orial healt h warnings on 40% of t he surface area of
sm oking tobacco product packages and one t ext ual and pict orial healt h warning for sm okeless
t obacco product packages ( t he sam e has been not ified, and is due t o be im plem ent ed from
31 May 2009) .
I n don e sia : One t ext ual warning for all cigaret t e product s ( im plem ent ed) .
M a ldive s: Five rot at ing t ext ual healt h warnings on 30% of t he surface area of t he cigaret t e
package ( im plem ent ed) .
Th a ila n d: Nine t ypes of rot at ing t ext ual and colour pict orial warnings on 50% of t he area
of t he cigaret t e package and t wo t ext ual and black- and- whit e pict orial healt h warnings on
50% of t he package surface of “ Roll-Your- Own” ( RYO) t obacco product ( im plem ent ed) .
Tim or - Le st e : Five rot at ing t ext ual healt h warnings on t obacco product s.
Ge n e r a l h e a lt h w a r n in gs
Warning labels are present on cigaret t e packages in all t he count ries of t he Region and on
gut ka packages in I ndia.