Amity University Lucknow Campus organised the World No-Tobacco Day organised on 31st May 2025, Welcome Address was given by Prof. (Dr.) Asita Kulshreshtha, HOI, Amity School of Applied Sciences.
Wg. Cdr. Prof. (Dr.) Anil Kumar, Dy Pro VC, and Dr Rajeev Verma, Dean Student Welfare & Dy. Director Academic Affairs 'I' AUUP, Lucknow Campus, addressed the audience. Approximately, 103 participants attended the session. Keynote lectures were delivered by the following expert doctors:
(a) Dr. Jugendra Singh
M.B.B.S., M.D. (Med), D.M. (Pul & CCM)
Associate Director and Head of Department, Pulmonology and
Critical Care, Medanta Hospital Lucknow.
(b) Dr Madhup Rastogi
MD (Radiation Oncology), UICCF (MSKCC, USA) FICRO
Professor & Head
Department of Radiation Oncology
Dr.RMLIMS, Vibhuti Khand
Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010 (U.P), INDIA
(c) Dr. Shikha Jaiswal
BDS, MDS, FIDE
Professor
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
Subharti Dental College and Hospital
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut
The session focused on the dangers of tobacco consumption, its impact on health and the environment, and the benefits of quitting.