TRAVEL MONITOR
Opportunities abound for health tourism
- Published: 30/01/2012 at 08:27 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
The Thai tourism industry's efforts to promote more niche-market visitors is set to take a step forward when the Global Alcohol Policy Conference convenes in Bangkok between Feb 13-15 this year.
Jointly organised by the Ministry of Public Health, the World Health Organisation, the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the conference is part of worldwide follow-up efforts to implement the WHO Global Strategy on Alcohol, which was adopted by the Global Health Assembly in May 2010. The conference will bring together policymakers, advocates, academics, and campaigners who are committed to working towards the development and implementation of effective alcohol policy free from commercial influence.
Speakers will discuss a broad range of detrimental impacts of alcohol abuse and misuse, such as on health, economies, families and societies. A Kenyan delegate is to discuss the impact of alcohol use among police officers and a Laotian delegate will discuss the linkage between alcohol and domestic violence.
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About the author
- Writer: Imtiaz Muqbil
- Position: Executive editor of Travel Impact Newswire
