Nagaland initiative for tobacco cessation at primary level

Dimapur, Oct 23 (UNI) Nagaland health & family welfare department, under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), on Friday launched an initiative to systematically integrate brief advice for tobacco cessation into routine primary healthcare delivery across the state. The initiative was launched in collaboration with Vital Strategies, New Delhi. A state-level capacity-building programme for master trainers to integrate brief advice for cessation at the primary level in Nagaland, was held at the directorate of health & family welfare in Kohima. To support health personnel in executing this mandate, officials released two key training publications: the facilitator's guide for training health…