Plan to merge Tobacco control programme with NRHM

June 3, 2012

Central govt is looking forward to integrate National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) workforce for anti-tobacco programmes.

Synergizing NTCP with the NRHM at state and district levels has been stressed upon in the plan.
It also suggests involving workforce under other Non-communicable Disease Programmes for prevention of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and strokes, in the tobacco control programme.
The plan is under consideration as tobacco has been identified as the reason behind several communicable and non-communicable diseases

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