KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 7 -- The Health Ministry (MOH) is pressing ahead with its plan for a nationwide vape ban and projects that healthcare costs for vape-related illnesses could soar to RM400 million by 2030.

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the ministry is preparing to submit a Cabinet memorandum as part of efforts to realise the move.

"According to a Revelatory Impact Analysis or RIA that we have conducted, the estimated cost for treating diseases linked to e-cigarettes such as e-vali has already reached RM244.8 million," he said in the Dewan Rakyat today.

E-vali refers to e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury.

Lukanisman said the ministry plans to submit a joint memorandum to the Cabinet to propos...