Thailand is going a step further than the graphic (and disturbing) photos on packs of cigarettes to discourage the public from smoking. The Thai Cabinet has approved a five-year road map focusing on lowering tobacco consumption to help improve overall public health. The plan, with a 498 million baht budget, will start this year and end in 2027.
The plan to curb smoking has six strategies.
1 ) Consumption regulation
State agencies will be given more power to regulate the consumption of tobacco in Thailand, with current rules and regulations being improved.
Budget: 138 million baht
2 ) Enhance public awareness of the harmful effects of smoking
The second approach prioritises lowering the number of new smokers and increasing public knowledge of tobacco companies’ marketing strategies to educate the younger generation on how tobacco companies try to entice people to smoke.
Budget: 99…
