Tag: Dr Ayesha Verrall
Kiwi Vapers Are Hopeful Due to Newly Appointed Health Minister
Last year Verrall was commended for engaging with a number of health entities gathering opinions about the Government’s Smoke-free action plan, before finalizing it.“The...
NZ Government Expresses ‘Extreme Concern’ as PMI Uses Tax Loophole
PMI's cigarillos are subject to a lower excise duty, at about $5.24 less per pack, enabling the company to sell them for 10% less...
NZ THR Advocates: Any Valid Youth Vaping Concerns Already Addressed
Referring to a recent frontpage nationwide newspaper story, headlined ‘Vaping - at 10’, AVCA co-director Nancy Loucas recently spoke out, highlighting the irony in...
NZ’s Newly Launched Smokefree Plan Fails to Include Vapes as an...
New Zealand’s Associate Health Minister Dr. Ayesha Verrall, has been commended for engaging with a number of health entities to gather opinions about the...
New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 Action Plan Was Launched Last Week
Last month, a number of health entities in New Zealand voiced their disappointment at the fact that there was still no action plan in...
Vaping Should be Included in NZ’s Smokefree Aotearoa Plan
Loucas believes that Associate Health Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall understands public health and tobacco harm reduction. Infact, she said, her recently released action plan...
Will NZ’s New Health Minister Prioritize The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan?
“Back in 2011 when Smokefree 2025 was launched, it was viewed as doable albeit requiring serious and deliberate government programmes and intervention. However, nine...
The AVCA Welcomes New Zealand’s New Associate Health Minister
“Dr Verrall is a public health expert and so having her around the cabinet table, after only being elected as an MP last month,...
