Maldives Pioneers the World's Only 'Generational' Smoking Ban
In a bold and pioneering move for global public health, the Maldives has cemented its status as a leader in tobacco control by implementing the world’s only generational smoking prohibition. Effective November 1, 2025, the new law bans anyone born on or after January 1, 2007, from purchasing, using, or being sold any tobacco products within the Indian Ocean archipelago.












