Arunachal wins award for excellence in Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh has been awarded the title of Best Performing State under the Smaller States Category for the ''Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign (TFYC) 2.0'' by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
The award was presented by V Hekali Zhimomi, Additional Secretary, MoHFW, and Dr L Swasti Charan, DDGD (EMR), Directorate General of Health Services, MoHFW, at an event held in New Delhi.
Dr Hatobin Mai, in-charge State Programme Officer, National Tobacco Control Programme (NTPC), and Karpa Marde, State Consultant (NTCP), Directorate of Health Services, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, received the award on behalf of the state.
The Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 2.0, conducted from September 23 to November 24, 2024, focused on protecting youth from tobacco use, raising public awareness, and empowering communities to reject tobacco industry tactics, reports UNI.
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