Thai Cabinet announces a five-year plan to lower tobacco consumption on February 17, 2022
Thai Cabinet announces a five-year plan to lower tobacco consumption on February 17, 2022 | The plan, with six strategies and a 498 million baht budget, will start this year and end in 2027. The six strategies include:
- Consumption regulation
- Enhance public awareness of the harmful effects of smoking
- Assistance for those who want to quit smoking
- Disclosure of tobacco product contents
- Smoking bans in public places
- Tobacco tax reform and a crackdown on illegal tobacco sales
Comment: Behavioral indicators of change in these areas are critical to demonstrating actual improvements based on these broad strategies. https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-cabinet-okays-5-year-plan-to-lower-tobacco-consumption
Stephen Hamann
