WHO FCTC Knowledge hub on Smokeless Tobacco

#MediaCoverage 📢 93% of ads during #Cricket World Cup promoted unhealthy products — #alcohol, #tobacco, junk food, sugary drinks, targeting children. Our study, featured in The @IndianExpress, revealed how cricket is becoming a billboard for harm. 🔗 indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Director, Dr. @drshalini_icmr shares critical insights on #nicotine #addiction & evolving threat of #smokeless #tobacco in the @IndianExpress 📢 “Nicotine addiction hasn’t disappeared — it has simply shape-shifted.” Read more 👇🏻 indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Director @drshalini_icmr & Senior Scientist @prashantks_pks attending the @WCTC_official conference in Dublin, Ireland & presenting the work done at @GKH_SLT one of the 9 WHO FCTC Knowledge Hubs hosted at @icmr_nicpr

Director @drshalini_icmr presenting the work of WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Smokeless @GKH_SLT along with other heads of Knowledge Hubs. #TobaccoControl #NicotineAddiction @icmr_nicpr @ICMRDELHI @WHOSEARO

🌍 See you in #Dublin @WCTC_official! 🤝 Let’s connect, share impactful #TobaccoControl stories, and re-energize our commitment to a Tobacco- & Nicotine-Free Generation. 📅 Join us for a special session of @FCTCofficial Knowledge Hubs on Monday, 23rd July. Details below 👇🏻

#WorldNoTobaccoDay ✳️ Unmaking #Tobacco/ #Nicotine Industry & their tactics to protect our children remains one of the greatest challenges of our time. ✳️ It's requires efforts right from mass-awareness to effective policies to achive #TobaccoFreeGeneration

📢 Join us for a high-impact Panel Discussion on "20 Years of WHO FCTC: Advancing Smokeless Tobacco (SLT) Control & Protecting Youth from Industry Interference" 📅 Date: 23rd May 2025 🕒 Time: 15:30 – 17:00 IST 🔗 Register now: [iecho.org/public/program…]

#FCTC20Years #WeAre20 📝Message from the Director, @drshalini_icmr, Knowledge Hub on Smokeless Tobacco (KH-SLT), India #TobaccoControl #SmokelessTobacco

Our scientist, Dr. @ruchikanicpr, was invited as an Expert at the Workshop on #Good #Laboratory #Practice Manual for #Tobacco #Testing Laboratory: Strengthening Implementation of WHO-FCTC Articles 9 & 10 conducted at the NAMS, New Delhi on 28th Feb. 2025 #tobaccocontrol

#FCTC20Years Towards a #TobaccoFree World 🌍 @FCTCofficial @WHO @WHOSEARO @ICMRDELHI @drshalini_icmr @prashantks_pks

Smokeless tobacco and shisha can still cause: 🎗cancer ♥ heart attack 🧠stroke Join us to raise awareness, support people to quit, and advocate for stronger policies to end the use of tobacco and nicotine products. #TobaccoExposed #WorldNoTobaccoDay

This study shows #TobaccoIndustry desperation to Target yongersters using prominent sports events. The surrogate advertisement of #Smokeless #Tobacco were mainly targeted to South Asian countries during World Cup Cricket 2023. @FCTCofficial @WHOSEARO tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/…

Either control tobacco use or leave it to control your life. Either enjoy your freedom or let smoking steal it. The choice is yours. #QuitThisMonth for a healthier tomorrow for yourself and your loved ones. #Ramadan

#DidYouKnow? Heated tobacco products are tobacco products that harm you and those who inhale the smoke around you. #QuitSmoking to protect yourself and others. #QuitThisMonth and keep going beyond #Ramadan

📣Do register & attend this very important talk on "#Tobacco #Industry #Interference: Past, Present & Future" by Dr Shivam Kapoor on March 27, 2024 Registration link 🔗👇🏾: iecho.org/public/program…

❌Myth: Vape & heated tobacco products are safer alternatives to cigarettes. ✅Truth: These harmful products contain nicotine & toxic substances that can have harmful effects & long-term consequences on brain development, particularly for children & adolescents #QuitThisMonth

Director, Dr. Shalini Singh chaired a very important session on "Emerging Tobacco and Nicotine Products" at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (#NCTOH-2024), New Delhi @drshalini_icmr @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @FCTCofficial @WHO @WHOSEARO

Director, Dr Shalini Singh presented an overview of #National #Tobacco #Testing #Laboratories in supporting National Tobacco Control efforts. @drshalini_icmr @ICMRDELHI @MoHFW_INDIA @WHO @WHOSEARO

💁National #Cancer #Prevention Month ✅Prevention is better than cure ✅Prevention is less painful ✅Prevention is less costly ✅Prevention is doable ✅Prevention is enjoyable ✅Prevention is sustainable #Infographics

It's a privilege to speak at this important lecture series on TObacco COntrol in India. Please join me in decoding the maze of surrogate advertising that mars our tobacco control efforts. @TheGGTC @UCSF @CTCREatUCSF @RCTCPGI @iphindia @TweetofSEEDS @NLSIUofficial @McCabe_Centre