According to The Bangkok Insight on June 13th, Thai Health Minister Somkid Thepsuthin presided over the second National Tobacco Control Committee (NTCC) meeting, which included officials such as Health Ministry Secretary-General Oppas Garnkwng and Disease Control Department Director Thongchai Kiratihatayakon.
During the meeting, Somasak announced that Thailand officially joined the World Health Organization's tobacco control convention, and then went on to outline four main measures to protect children from the harm of e-cigarettes.
1. Establish/improve laws, regulations, and standards for ministries and other relevant institutions. Increase focus on health protection issues for non-smokers, e-cigarettes, and all forms of tobacco products, including strengthening enforcement efforts; 2. Support people in accessing smoking cessation medication (varenecline) under the national healthcare system; 3. Provide information on the harms of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and all forms of tobacco products. Understand the strategies of the tobacco industry, including supporting children and adolescents in anti-smoking movements, and promoting efforts at all levels to control e-cigarettes and all forms of tobacco products; 4. Protect individuals from exploitation by the tobacco industry.
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