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Parliamentarians Appeal for Strengthening of Tobacco Control Laws to Save GenNext

Consumption of tobacco is taking a high toll on the health of Indians as more than 1.3 million people die annually due to tobacco-related diseases in the country. Considering this grave scenario, People...

Aug 06, 2022 17:07 IST  



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Multi-Stakeholder Partners Support the Development of a Research Network for Tobacco Control in India

A multi-disciplinary group of stakeholders including researchers, academia, government representatives from the Ministry of Health, Government of India (MoHFW, GoI), WHO and civil society, convened in a Researc...

Mar 15, 2022 17:57 IST  



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Consumer Groups to Hold Webinar on Tobacco Harm Reduction

Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on 26 September 2020 to encourage countries in the region to acknowledge tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a human right and discuss the merits of smoke-f...

Sep 22, 2020 13:48 IST  



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Ex-smokers say Quitting is Tough, Call for Robust Cessation Ecosystem

Quitting smoking on one’s own is hard and takes many attempts to succeed, which can be overcome if smokers have access to diverse cessation options, former smokers said during a webinar organised recently...

Sep 02, 2020 17:42 IST  



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Butt out the Cigarette Butts with Let's Do It India's "Fugitive" this World Cleanup Day

Let’s Do It India is the Indian division of Let’s Do It World, a global not-for-profit that aims to tackle environmental and social problems related to mismanaged waste by engaging ...

Aug 11, 2020 16:35 IST  



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E-cigarette Users in India to Observe World Vape Day on May 30

To mark their win in the battle against smoking, over 40 million vapers from across the globe will come together on Saturday to celebrate World Vape Day. In India, the representative body of e-cigarette users, ...

May 28, 2020 12:54 IST  



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Vapers to Celebrate World Vape Day on May 30

Millions of e-cigarette users or vapers across the globe are celebrating World Vape Day on 30 May 2020, a day before World No Tobacco Day. World Vape Day aims to raise awareness on e-cigarettes or vapes and enc...

May 26, 2020 12:25 IST  



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Vapers Ask Centre to Revise Position on E-cigarettes

Ahead of a global meet in November 2020, vapers in India have written a letter to the Union Ministers asking to revise the government's position on smoke-free nicotine products such as electronic cigarettes...

Apr 03, 2020 13:39 IST  



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CAPHRA Urges Health Ministry to Discuss Rights of Vapers in Global Treaty

An Asian alliance of tobacco harm reduction advocacy organizations has urged India' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to bring up the rights of smokers who want to switch to safer alternatives during th...

Mar 13, 2020 13:44 IST  



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I'M Possible - Authored by Dr. K Hari Prasad, President, Apollo Group-Hospitals, Released by a Galaxy of Health Industry Stalwarts

'I’M Possible...

Feb 13, 2020 13:00 IST  



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