RCTC Leadership Engagement at the Partners’ Meeting on Tobacco Control Priorities – 10–12 November 2025, Hyderabad

From 10–12 November 2025, RCTC actively contributed to the Partners’ Meeting on Priorities for Tobacco Control in India – 2026, held in Hyderabad. Prof. (Dr.) Sonu Goel, Director, RCTC, served as a panelist in the session “Tobacco Industry Accountability,” where he highlighted evidence-based strategies to strengthen industry accountability, improve transparency, and reinforce India’s national tobacco control agenda through multi-sectoral collaboration. Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Project Coordinator, represented RCTC as a panelist in the session “Tobacco-Free Jurisdictions – Evolving Strategies for Advancing TFG, TOFEI, TFV, and TFW.” The meeting brought together national partners, experts, and stakeholders to collectively outline future priorities and collaborative pathways to strengthen tobacco control efforts across India.