Thailand
Six key public health organizations and allies in Thailand recently vowed to support the new draft of the Tobacco Control Act and called on the government and the National Legislative Assembly to push this law through “to protect children and youth”. They also called on the lawmakers to ignore facts provided by tobacco companies and not let them interfere in the legislation procedure.
At an academic conference in Chiang Mai province, the group also said that their campaign had won more than 12 million signatures as of the writing of this article and their target for 15 million signatures would easily be achieved when the law deliberation is completed in six months.
The organizations behind the campaign include the Thai Public Health Club, the Mohanamai Network Foundation, and the Health Professional Association of Thailand.