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Dr. Rakesh Gupta, a specialist in tobacco cessation treatment, spearheaded an empowering session with nurses at SDMH Jaipur in reference to World No Tobacco Day 2024. This initiative marks a significant step towards integrating nurses as key stakeholders in combating tobacco addiction nationwide. With a vision to extend beyond hospital walls, Dr. Gupta advocates for the involvement of nursing colleges and schools in promoting #tobaccofree lifestyles. This pioneering effort shall not only enhance patient care through nurses but also it will add-on to their vital role in assisting doctors to treat tobacco addiction (due to nicotine) in their tobacco using patients getting admitted to hospitals towards tobacco-free #healthier #lives. Through such initiatives countrywide, India can further strengthen tobacco Control and reduce its burden of tobacco. Dr. Gupta has also shared a note for MoHFW and State governments through the national alliance WhatsApp group on tobacco control: "It is time to engage and empower nurses in tobacco cessation delivery countrywide. Also, like medical and dental colleges, nursing colleges and schools should also be made an equivalent stakeholder in tobacco-free cessation delivery through all #medical #institutions in both sectors, #government- as well as private- sector hospitals." #WNTD #WNTD2024 #sdmh #Tobaccofreeindian2030 #hospital

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