South-East Asia Regional workshop to address the challenges of illicit tobacco trade and unrecorded alcohol, Bangkok, Thailand; 25-27 June 2024

Overview

This regional workshop was planned to address the challenges of illicit tobacco trade and unrecorded alcohol consumption in the countries of the Region. The workshop aimed to provide an ideal avenue to share global best practices and the latest evidence with the policymakers of the countries across the Region, centred around monitoring and combating illicit tobacco trade and unrecorded alcohol consumption. Additionally, the workshop was used to review the best practices in national quitlines and also explore the possibility of having integrated quitlines for tobacco, alcohol and substance use.