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Hon'ble Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss released today a comperehesive report on 'Tobacco Control in India'. It deals with the levels of tobacco use in India; its health, economic and environmental effects; the Indian experience so far on tobacco control; Indian and global evidence on what works for controlling tobacco use; the steps that need to be taken at various levels for achieving the objectives of tobacco control and a road map for resource mobilization and national coordination to support a National Programme for Tobacco Control. The report was commissioned by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare. The report brings together, for the first time, the perspectives of the past, present and future on all aspects of tobacco control in India to prepare a road map for action by multiple stakeholders. The report provides the basis for a National Tobacco Control Programme and identifies mechanisms by which the programme can be supported with financial and human resources as well as coordinated by national and state level bodies.
The Minister also unveiled a Tobacco Alert Clock, on that occasion. The clock which will be displayed at Nirman Bhawan, provides a minute by minute update on the number of Indians dying from tobacco. It also displays rotating health warnings on the harm caused by tobacco use as well as the benefits of avoiding or stopping its use.
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