Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 18: Welcoming the Government’s move for implementing 85% pictorial health warnings on both sides of all tobacco products, various civil society organizations today said the decision will serve as a long-term investment in safeguarding the health and well-being of citizens of the country.
“There is wealth of evidence in support and a worldwide trend of adopting larger pictorial health warnings… India is now among the top few countries to have large-sized warnings in accordance with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control,” a statement issued here said.
Importantly, large pictorial health warnings on tobacco products are proving to be a cost effective means of increasing public awareness about the real dangers of tobacco use and can motivate tobacco users to quit and prevent youth from tobacco use, the statement said.
“Millions of people engaged in tobacco farming, manufacture and production activities face economic and health hazards,” the statement added.
Chief Executive Voluntary Health Association of India, Bhavna Mukhopadhyay urged the Government of India to focus on the evidence coupled with effective action to address the burden of deaths and disease due to tobacco use.
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