Policy Vacuum: NGPs and the Policy Dilemma in Pakistan
Janjua, Waseem Iftikhar; Naqvi, Syed Ali Wasif | December 2021
Abstract
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), through Bloomberg Tobacco Control Initiative and in collaboration with The Union is conducting tobacco control project in Pakistan. The project objectivises to assist the Ministry of National Health in developing Pakistan’s strategic policy direction and guideline on GHW/PHW, Smokeless Tobacco Control (SLTC), and Next Generation Products (NGPs) including E-cigarettes, ENDS, ENNDS, ANDS and HnBs. The project also looks forward to collating the evidence on gaps in existing TC framework in line with MPWER commitments by Pakistan. Finally, the project will also facilitate the national and provincial governments in sustainable TC initiatives through system strengthening and capacity building of the stakeholders, in post-COVID-19 environment. This policy brief develops an understanding of the rapidly expanding NGPs market, and foresees it mushrooming out of control before a realization at the national policy level takes the charge. Foregoing in view, this policy brief aspires to highlight the significance of the policy development on the tobacco products and makes policy recommendations for banning the NGPs in Pakistan. In is also an effort to strengthening the need for a multi-sectoral and comprehensive tobacco control regime and policies in Pakistan, the recommendations will be shared with the policy makers and legislative framework.
Citation
Janjua, Waseem Iftikhar; Naqvi, Syed Ali Wasif. 2021. Policy Vacuum: NGPs and the Policy Dilemma in Pakistan. © Sustainable Development Policy Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/14680.Keywords
Health Care Financing
Financial Security
Financial Assistance
Aged Health
Health Care System
Health Care Policy
Access to Health Care
Public Expenditure
Insurance Companies
Fiscal Administration
Medical Costs
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Aid Financing
Pension Funds
Medical Costs
Health Costs
Rural Population
Urban Population
Public Health Finance
Health Financing
Health Care Financing
Financial Policy
Health Sector Reform
Health Care Cost Control
Universal Health Coverage
Tobacco industry
Tobacco usage
Use tax
Taxing power
State of taxation
Tax-sales
Tax revenue estimating
Tax planning
Spendings tax
Special assessments
Tax administration and procedure
Sales tax
Multiemployer pension plans
Keogh plans
Individual retirement accounts
Pension plans
Employee pension trusts
Pension trusts
Nursing homes
Long-term care facilities
Hospices
Accounts payable
Vouchers
Insurance carriers
Medicines
Aging
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