RAJKOT: A deaddiction clinic was inaugurated at the AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Rajkot on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on Tuesday. The AIIMS Rajkot started its outdoor patient department (OPD) in December last year. It is expected that the multispeciality hospital will start full-fledged operations by August 2023.
According to AIIMS, in Gujarat, 24% men and 8% women consume tobacco in one form or the other. World Health Organization (WHO) observes World No Tobacco Day on May 31 every year with to create awareness about the dangers of using tobacco.
