The Achievements and Challenges of National Tobacco Cessation Services in Korea

Abstract

capacity, coverage and variety. NTSC has been recognized by the WHO FCTC as a best practice case of smoking cessation services. Various services and protocols have been implemented to help smokers quit, resulting in a high use rate and a high smoking cessation rate among tobacco users. For better services in the future, a comprehensive NTCS delivery system should be planned and implemented. Such a system should be set up with appropriate roles ascribed to different service programs and a mechanism to coordinate them. There is a need also for an evaluation system for monitoring the performance and effect of service delivery, application of standardized service protocol, and cooperation and making synergism with other tobacco control policies and programs.