“Public Health Buddies” is an awareness initiative by public health professionals from various parts of the world. An interactive, knowledge-sharing  platform run on various social media streams, it envisions demystifying public health concepts. The objective is to improve people’s lives and their knowledge about various public health issues around them and get everyone to talk about those.

This No Tobacco Day, Dr. Sumedha Kushwaha spoke at an event organized by Public Health Buddies – where she shared important information on the ill effects of tobacco usage. This interactive session touched upon crucial topics related to smoking, types of tobacco usage, nicotine and its influence on the body, and the nuances of habit formation. The session included helpful tips on disrupting the cycle of smoking, and ultimately breaking the habit successfully.