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WHO award for PGI Chandigarh centre for tobacco control

Chandigarh: Main entrance of PGIMER building, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Chandigarh, Sunday, April 26, 2020. Doctors reportedly assessed the safety of Mycobacterium in patients with COVID-19 and found no short-term adverse effects.(PTI Photo)(PTI26-04-2020_000114A)

The World Health Organisation has awarded the Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh with the Regional Director Special Recognition Award. The Resource Centre for Tobacco Control provides information related to tobacco control in India, including circulars and orders, policies and legislations, multidisciplinary publications.

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Besides being a resource hub, the centre has achieved heights in capacity building by organising more than 50 workshops and webinars for around 3,500 program managers and academicians.
The Resource Center for Tobacco Control, a joint initiative of the PGIMER and the UNION-SEA, was set up in 2018 by 25 organisations working over tobacco control in India with an aim to showcase tobacco control initiatives.
The portal has attracted 4.2 lakh visitors from 100 countries in three years, said Rajeev Kumar, Project Coordinator, e-RCTC.

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