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Webinar/Talk on World No Tobacco Day 31st May, 2022 - 31 May 2022

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World No Tobacco Day

On the World No Tobacco Day 2022, the “O-PMD Hub”, A National Resource Centre, under the National Oral Health Programme, MoHFW, Govt. of India and Department of Dental & Oral Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi organized a webinar in association with Indian Dental Association West Delhi Branch. As one of the speakers, Dr. Shalini Singh, Director-National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research (ICMR-NICPR) shared insights on “Smokeless Tobacco Use among Women: A Neglected Issue”. The webinar included discussion on “Tobacco: An Epidemic” by Dr. K.S. Sachdeva, Regional Director- The Union, South Asia at International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Dr. Jagdish Kaur, Regional Advisor (TFI) - World Health Organisation shared her expert views on “Tobacco-A Threat to Environment”.