Do you know Indonesian? Yes, who's isn't familiar with the country where the population is almost all active smokers and has many tobacco or cigarettee factories.
Indonesian is a smoker's paradise. The situation will worsen in the next 10 years. WHO noted that currently 36% of Indonesia's population is active smokers or equivalent to 60 million people. By the way, you must know that, WHO has estimated that the number of smokers in Indonesian in 2025 will increase to 90 million people or 45% of the total population.
Maybe, in Indonesia many people die from smoking. Because, smoking has a very bad impact on the body, active and passive smokers.
If the sale of cigarettes is stopped, it is clear that many workers and farmers lose their jobs. Where they previously worked in cigarette factories and harvested tobacco. However, WHO has a solution to increase cigarette taxes. By raising cigarette taxes, expensive tobacco excise can reduce cigarette consumption. In addition, there will be more state finances. So, the goverment can create an anti-smoking program or can help workes and farmers in the cigarette industry or find them a new job.
How beautiful it would be if Indonesia were without smoke and saw healthy people without smoking. I hope the government can be more assertive in responding to this.
Author by Meitha Dea Almira (131)
Pharmacy C, 2018 in University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
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