Stakeholders consultation held in city to mark World No Tobacco Day
A stakeholder consultation was held in Chennai to observe World No Tobacco Day, focusing on countering nicotine and tobacco addiction. The event was organized by Mary Anne Charity Trust and included the distribution of identification cards to participants of a tobacco control leadership program. The initiative aims to enhance community involvement in the National Tobacco Control Programme by creating a network of volunteers to monitor tobacco law violations.
- ▪The consultation was titled 'Unmasking the Appeal – Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction'.
- ▪Identification cards were distributed to participants who completed a leadership program on tobacco control.
- ▪The initiative seeks to strengthen community participation in the National Tobacco Control Programme.
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A stakeholder consultation on ‘Unmasking the Appeal – Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction’ was organised by Mary Anne Charity Trust (MACT) in Chennai on Saturday to mark World No Tobacco Day.K. Krishnaraj, Joint Director – Non-Communicable Diseases, Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, distributed Tobacco Monitor Field Investigator identification cards to participants who completed MACT’s Leadership Program on Tobacco Control.A press release said the initiative aims to strengthen community participation in supporting the implementation of the National Tobacco Control Programme by creating a network of volunteers who would identify violations of tobacco control laws.Mr.
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