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Tobacco control is all about health protectionTobacco use remains overall the number one cause of preventable illness and death. Indonesia is considers to be the world's fifth largest cigarette producer. Anti-tobacco pressmen have estimated 76.7 million of Indonesians smoke. Indonesia is a state that has an increasing number of tobacco-related diseases and deaths. This is the main cause why the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to restrict cigarettes marketing and advertising in Indonesia. It is regrettable to report that Indonesia and North Korea are the only countries in Asia that have yet to sign the WHO anti-tobacco pact. These countries that have signed the anti-tobacco pact have remained a haven for cigarette companies where cigarette producers are among the most profitable companies, and owners of the biggest firms are among the wealthiest families not only in the Indonesia but in Southeast Asia. Another state which has approved the WHO tobacco control agreement is Thailand. The Thailand Government also restricted cigarette sales and prohibits them from being displayed in shop windows, instead demanding they be kept under shop counters. The government also demands cigarette packets display horrible pictures of smoking-induced diseases. More tragic is that the majority of heavy smokers from Indonesia are poor and under-educated people who often spend as much as 15% of their daily income on cigarettes. Smoking is a very serious threat to health, including that of passive smokers too. According to scientist 90% of cigarettes smoked in the country are clove-blended cigarettes which deliver double the nicotine and tar of conventional tobacco cigarettes. Enforcement of the local authority still remains lax. Even the House of Representatives defied the law by allowing its members to light up in the parliamentary chamber. The government needs time and additional resources in order to help tobacco and clove farmers shift to other crops. Moreover, the government still derives almost 10 percent of its revenues from expunge duty and sales taxes on cigarettes and the cigarette industry is still a major employer. It is obviously impossible to completely and immediately ban smoking because the habit has engendered heavy addiction, and has entrenched itself into the states culture. The most effective way of reducing the devastating impact of cigarettes without causing any abrupt negative impact on the economy and fiscal revenues is to conduct a nationwide anti-smoking campaign to make people understand the full risks carried by smoking. Education should be an integral part of the campaign because smoking has become a deeply-rooted habit, especially among farmers, who are generally oblivious to the effects. |
