Njengoba kunababhemayo abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-16, ukubhema ePhilippines kuwumqedazwe. Ngenxa yalokho, uhulumeni uyakujabulela ukuphasisa umthetho we-vape wokulwa nokubhema. Ngokwezibalo zakamuva, ukubhema kuyimbangela ehamba phambili yokufa okungavinjelwa ezweni! Ngakho-ke, uma ukubhema kulawulwa, kuzothuthukisa impilo engcono yomphakathi
Umthetho Wokulawulwa Kwemikhiqizo Ye-Nicotine Evuvuzayo kanye Ne-Non-nicotine, i-VNNP (Umthetho WeRiphabhulikhi No. 11900), uzokwehlisa izinga lokubhenywa ezweni ngokulawula ukukhiqizwa, ukungenisa, ukusatshalaliswa, ukupakishwa, ukudayiswa, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ekhishwayo. Ngokwezibalo, ukubhema kubulala cishe abantu basePhilippines abayizi-100,000 ngonyaka. Kodwa-ke, kusukela uMthetho weRiphabhulikhi ongunombolo 11900 waba umthetho ngomhla zingama-25 kuJulayi 2022, ochwepheshe bezempilo bakholelwa ukuthi inani lizokwehla.
Umthetho we-vape omelene nokubhema wethulwa mhla zingama-25 kuNcwaba wezi-2016 njengoMthethosivivinywa weNdlu onguNombolo 3330 kuKhongolose ye-17. IKomidi LeNdlu Yezempilo, Ezohwebo, Nezimboni lisebenze njengethimba ukuze lenze kube ngokoqobo. Kube nemihlangano yokulalelwa kwezimvo zomphakathi ezi-3 kanye nemihlangano yeqembu elisebenzayo eyi-7 ukwenza uMthethosivivinywa ube umthetho. Umthethosivivinywa weNdlu 9007 wavunywa ngomhla zingama-25 kuNhlaba wezi-2021 ngeziqinisekiso eziyi-192, ama-negative angama-34, kanye nezithiyo ezi-4 kuphela ekufundweni kwesi-3 nokokugcina. Ngomhla ziyi-14 kuZibandlela wezi-2021, iSenethi laphasisa uMthethosivivinywa weSenethi 2239 ngamavoti ayi-19 avumayo, ama-2 ama-negative, namavoti ama-2 angavumi. NgokweSigaba 27, Isigaba I, kanye ne-Article VI yomthethosisekelo wase-Philippines, uMthethosivivinywa waphasiswa ngokuzenzakalelayo waba umthetho.
Nakuba ubufakazi besayensi bubonisa ukuthi i-vaping ayinabungozi kangako kunokubhema ugwayi, nayo inemiphumela engemihle. Iningi labantu aba-vape liyabhema, okwenza kube kubi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Umthetho we-vape omelene nokubhema uzonciphisa isibalo sababhemayo noma ukufa okuhlobene nokubhema ePhilippines. Umthetho we-VNNP uzovikela izingane kanye nalabo abangabhemi. Kunzima ukuthi izingane zifinyelele emikhiqizweni yokufufusa ngoba umthetho ulinganisa iminyaka ephansi yokuthola ama-vapes nogwayi ezweni. Ngezinyathelo ezinjalo, abantu abadala ababhemayo banezinye izindlela ezingcono zokubhema. Njengoba ukubhema ugwayi kuyingozi futhi kunemiphumela emibi kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa ne-vaping, oneminyaka engu-18 ubudala ovunyelwe ngokusemthethweni ukuthenga ugwayi angakhetha enye indlela engcono. Umthetho we-VNNP uvikele izingane ngokuvimbela ukufinyelela kwazo noma ukuyengelwa emikhiqizweni eshisayo. Eqinisweni, uMthethosivivinywa unezijeziso eziqinile kunoma ubani obanjwe ephula le mithetho evimbelayo.
Ngokocwaningo olwenziwa i-Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), u-23.8% wabantu abadala basePhilippines bayabhema, abangaphezu kuka-18.1% benza isilinganiso sikagwayi abangu-11 ngosuku! Umthetho we-VNNP uvimbela ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo ye-nicotine vape ephezulu (imikhiqizo ene-nicotine engaphezu kuka-65 mg/ml) ngoba iyalutha futhi iyingozi. Okokuqala, abantu abadala ababhemayo basePhilippines bazoshintshela kwenye indlela engeyona ingozi kangako yokunciphisa izifo ezihlobene nokubhema nokufa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ngeshwa, ngeke kube lula ngoba i-Philippines inezinga eliphansi lokuyeka ukubhema elingu-4%. Kungase kubonakale kukude, kodwa uhulumeni wasePhilippines wenze umsebenzi omkhulu wokunciphisa ukufa okuhlobene nokubhema. Umthetho we-vape omelene nokubhema uyipumelelo eyingqophamlando ngoba uwumthetho wokuqala obanzi wokulwa nokubhema oshaywe ezweni emashumini eminyaka. Kukhomba ukuthi impi yokuqeda ubhubhane lokubhema isithela izithelo phela.
