Tobacco Control Nigeria is a public
health and policy change campaign project using Social Media to advance tobacco
control and support the passage of a comprehensive Tobacco Control (TC) law
compliant with the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (FCTC).
On Saturday August 17th 2013, with the use of dance and drama performed by university students
and a music artist named Vocal Slender, the group began the launch activities
of its social media campaign holding crowds bound with its message on the
streets of Ajegunle in Lagos. Continue...
The launch activities continued on Monday 19th
August 2013 with quiz, competitions and giveaways on twitter and Facebook.
FLASH MOB VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trMLCOKewBc
Wednesday 21st August, the
official website of the campaign was launched alongside the tobacco dodge game
and SMS shortcode. During the activities of the launch, the representative of
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Mrs Hilda Ochefu stated that “Smokers are victims and are not bad people, we have a responsibility to
educate them and urge them to quit”. Mr. Phillip Jakpor, representing Mr. Bode
Oluwafemi, Director, Environmental Rights Action (ERA), also lauded the launch
of the Tobacco Control Nigeria Social Media Campaign, saying that health must
be prioritized over revenue.
“600,000 people are dying annually from second hand
smoking” therefore efforts are being made to ensure that the Federal Government
signs the bill into law by December 2013.”
The
Tobacco Control Social Media Campaign according to Tope Ogundipe, the Chief
Operating Officer of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, can be joined on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/tobaccoctrl, on twitter at www.twitter.com/tobaccoctrl and on google plus at www.gplusid.com/tobaccoctrl.
The tobacco
dodge game can be played on www.tobaccoctrl.ng/game
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