INDONESIA THE HEAVEN FOR CIGARETTE COMPANIES AND THE HELL FOR THE PEOPLE

Indonesia consumes about 235 billion of sticks of cigarette this year, about 1,000 sticks per person, including baby and frail elderly. In 2011, the government in enjoying US$7 billion income from tobacco excise while the government allocated only US$ 3 billion for the Ministry of Health. On the other hand Indonesia has the highest Maternal Mortality Rate in ASEAN, due to poor health service an…