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flag Smokefree India urges WHO to curb youth tobacco use, citing 5,500 children starting daily, with calls for stricter regulations and science-based policies.

flag Smokefree India is urging the WHO’s COP11 to strengthen youth tobacco prevention, citing that over 5,500 Indian children start using tobacco daily, with significant use among school-aged youth. flag The group calls for banning tobacco near schools, removing flavored and single-stick products, expanding school-based prevention, and integrating youth-centered cessation programs. flag It also advocates for regulated access to safer nicotine alternatives for adults, ending government ties to tobacco, and prioritizing science-based policies to reduce tobacco-related deaths, which number 1.35 million annually in India.

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