Kerala to go Tobacco Free

Making a significant step towards making the beautiful State of Kerala tobacco free, a campaign called Tobacco Free Kerala by a coalition of the same name was launched in December 2011.

From L: Shri.Rajeev Sadanandan, Shri.Adoor Prakash
and Dr. Paul Sebastian

The Hon’ble Minister for Health Shri.Adoor Prakash formally launched the campaign in the capital city of Kerala in the presence of Shri. Rajeev Sadanandan, Principal Secretary (Health), and Dr. Paul Sebastian, Director, Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram.

The members of the coalition are Regional Cancer Centre, Malabar Cancer Centre, Voice of Tobacco Victims, Kerala Voluntary Health Services and MD-Niche, which is the media sensitisation arm of the campaign.

To view the video of the launch, please click here