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Coproducing tobacco control knowledge: Using virtual platforms to strengthen implementation in India
Pragati B Hebbar1, Vivek Dsouza2, Tshering Bhutia3, Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas4
1 PhD Scholar, DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Early Career Fellow, and Assistant Director - Administration, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
2 Research Officer, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Vice President - Projects (Preventive Health and Research), Salaam Bombay Foundation, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
4 Faculty and Assistant Director Research, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Pragati B Hebbar
3009, II-A Main, 17th Cross, Krishna Rajendra Rd, Banashankari Stage II, Bengaluru, Karnataka
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_613_22
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Tobacco control is complex and multidimensional. In India, 266.8 million adults use tobacco in some form, with local contextual factors shaping its consumption, production, and trade. Actors have a stake in tobacco represent different sectors; with varying priorities, responding to different ideas, and exerting varying levels of influence often make it difficult to work collaboratively on tobacco control-related issues. Through online networking platforms such as webinars, we emphasize how coproduction of tobacco control knowledge enables participation, prioritizes multisectoral strategies, and enhances tobacco control leadership among policymakers and implementers in their settings. Coproduction of knowledge between and across stakeholders with a focus on “how to” implement tobacco control policies can leverage in negotiating and supplementing the policy implementation process.
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