Advocacy for stronger road safety and transport legislation in India

The overall purpose of the project is to advocate for an effective national road safety legislation in India. Key objectives included to generate support from Karnataka towards introduction and passage of the Road Transport and Safety Bill (RTSB) in the Indian parliament and to work with relevant government authorities for rapid formulation and notification of Rules (RTSB) without further dilutions for effective implementation by the state government. This work was funded by the Global Road Safety Partnership/ IFRC

Cluster updates

IPH Bengaluru team attend 6th NCTOH

by iphindia | Feb 21, 2024

Faculty and staff from the Cluster on Chronic Health Conditions & Public Policy at the Institute of Public Health (IPH) Bengaluru attended the 6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) organized by the International Institute of Health Management...

IPH faculty member Dr. Upendra Bhojani participated in ITM Colloquium in Katmandu, Nepal

by iphindia | Dec 6, 2023

Dr. Upendra Bhojani, Faculty & DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Senior fellow at the Institute of Public Health Bengaluru participated in the 64th ITM Colloquium 2023. The Colloquium, jointly organised by the Institute of Tropical Medicine (Antwerp) and the Nepal...

National Consultation on ‘Implementation of Tobacco Control Policies in India’

by iphindia | Aug 8, 2023

India has comprehensive tobacco control policies in place to address the growing problem of tobacco use, but their effectiveness differs among states due to diverse socio-economic, demographic, cultural, political, commercial, and geographical factors. Using a realist...

Regional Report on Tobacco Industry Interference in South Asia

by iphindia | Sep 13, 2022

The tobacco epidemic continues today, claiming the lives of about 8 million people worldwide every year. Increasing interference by the tobacco industry has been seen to be an obstacle to effective tobacco control.

Regional Consultations on ‘Implementation of Tobacco Control Policies in India’

by iphindia | Apr 29, 2022

The burden of tobacco-related illnesses is high in India, with about 1.35 million people dying each year. Despite comprehensive tobacco control laws and policies, implementation is varied among Indian states. The Anushthana project organized two regional...

Anushthana team conducts field observations in three Indian states

by iphindia | Feb 8, 2022

Tobacco kills over one million adults in a high-burden country like India each year. Despite a comprehensive tobacco control law – the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, implementation remains varied across Indian states due to several contextual...

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