Dr Ayu informed that BTCI has established a smoke free team in every district that includes members from the health office, police department, civil society, and teacher associations. This team monitors smokefree law once every six months and presents the survey results at the district level.
Dr Tara Singh Bam's optimism, as well as enthusiasm, is infectious. "We are winning the battle. Tobacco Industry is going to die--choking on its own smoke. There is lot of commitment from various stakeholders in the South Asia Region, and civil society, governments, media, health professionals are all working closely for the cause. We do not have big resources but we have lifesaving agenda. I am hopeful that in ten years' time the ASEAN region and SE Asia will be tobacco free. We just have to enhance our synergy and work together and engage with media more and more to share and disseminate correct information to gain public support. It is all about collaboration and cooperation".
Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service -- CNS
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