Karnataka Launches Divisional Workshop to Integrate TB and Tobacco Control Ahead of World No Tobacco Day 2026
मुख्य बातें
- •The State Tobacco Control Cell (STCC) Karnataka, in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) and Vital Strategies, organized a divisional-level workshop on TB-tobacco integration in Mysuru on May 24, 2026.
- •Officials highlighted that tobacco users are nearly twice as likely to develop active TB and that continued tobacco use during treatment triples the risk of treatment failure, relapse, and death.
- •Over 22.8% of adults in Karnataka (approximately 93 to 94 lakh people) use tobacco, but less than 1.3% have access to cessation services.
- •The workshop aimed to equip district officers with protocols, strategies, and data support to improve tobacco cessation interventions and integrate them into TB care.
Mysuru, May 24, 2026 – The State Tobacco Control Cell (STCC) Karnataka, in partnership with the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) and with technical support from Vital Strategies, organized a divisional-level workshop on TB-tobacco integration at the State Institute for Urban Development in Mysuru on Saturday. Held ahead of World No Tobacco Day 2026, the workshop brought together district health officers, National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) officials, NTEP programme officers, and healthcare personnel from across the Mysuru division to enhance coordination between tobacco control and TB elimination efforts.
