About The Event

Is a complete ban the only path to eradicating tobacco-related diseases and death? Join us at the Policy Circle Roundtable, 'From Prohibition to Progress: A Pragmatic Approach to Tobacco Harm Reduction,' on February 1st, 2024, and explore a potential paradigm shift in India's fight against tobacco-related deaths.

This Roundtable goes beyond traditional 'quit or die' narratives to discuss Tobacco Harm Reduction and its potential to improve public health by offering less harmful alternatives to cigarettes. Renowned experts, from public health specialists to legal minds, will dissect the scientific evidence, legal landscape, and ethical considerations surrounding THR, fostering a nuanced dialogue on this controversial topic.

Attendance by invitation only.

Who is Speaking?

Speakers include leading policy makers, public health experts, medical practitioners, lawyers and eminent jurists

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Dr Senthil Kumar

Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha

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Lalit Bhasin

Managing Partner
Bhasin & Company

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Dr Joe Thomas

Head
School of Global Health (Melbourne)

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Dr Bharat Gopal

Director
Delhi Heart and Lung Institute

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Minakshi Sarma Dabas

Partner
Corporate Law Group

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Dr Nimesh Desai

Former Professor
AIIMS

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Bejon Misra

International Consumer
Policy Expert

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Dr Suneela Garg

Chair, Programme Advisory
Committee, NIHFW

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Navnit Kumar

Partner
Corporate Law Group

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Dr Puneet Jain

Psychologist
Fortis Hospital

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Dr Peter Harper

Founder
London Oncology Clinic

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Dr Rogelio F. Varela Jr

Chair, Department of Surgery
Qualimed Hospital (Philippines)

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Prof NuzhatParveen Khan

Former Dean, Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia

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Sajna Nair

Co-Founder
Policy Circle

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Lotty Alaric

Moderator

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