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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ReplyDeleteHow do you intend to curb smoking,eh?
ReplyDeleteTobacco smoking is more addictive than weed and there's almost nothing anyone can do to stop a cigarette smoker.
No amount of campaign and/or flash mob will drive the "smokers are liable to die young" message home.
Smokers stop when they feel like,not because they are threatened,cajoled or compelled out of it.
Its however possible to control smoking in public places but that's as far as it goes!
Good effort in the right direction!
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ReplyDeleteI love it! Go guys
ReplyDeleteWhy campaign? Oyinbo produce tobacco, same oyinbo dey campaign against tobacco. Sometime, una go start for igbo... Abeg, I hope they pay you guys better money for the dancing oo?
ReplyDeleteLinda stop this!!! What sort of flash mob is this Mchewwwwww I know you just want to annoy us
ReplyDeleteTobacco ? What of igbooo? U Knw Wetin SK don turn our small teenagers to for this country? All this small gals wen dem don smoke finish na so dem go de fuck each other waka and do ashawo take drugs , make una try work on that one too. This is Africa
ReplyDeleteThese Flash Mobs are getting too much, and they're not well coordinated neither are they so captivating. Tbh only like one or two people can actually dance. Why must Nigerians milk the cow so much as to leaving little or nothing to thrive off in future?
ReplyDeleteAnytime i see this kind of post..i'm always happy for lind..cos i know her bank acct has been shaken one more time...so i will say congrats girl.
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Nice.
ReplyDeletewhy cANT WE EVER BE ORIGINAL?
ReplyDeleteOkay where re all d celeb who are busy taking pictures on water in d name of campaign. They shud come and help campaign this one too. Nah they won't.
ReplyDeleteEvans
Pple go stil smoke jo
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ReplyDeleteNyc concept
ReplyDeleteWhy can't you Nigerians appreciate good things.. People are sensitizing the society and all you people can say is jargons... Go and do your own and come and show us.. Ovoko people! Duh!!
ReplyDeleteIts either you join and support the campaign or just keep quiet.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Exposure to secondhand smoke is strongly associated with tuberculous infection and tuberculosis disease?
ReplyDeleteYou should join the campaign
Yaaaayyyyy! I can see my friend olamide giving a speech. Ok bye! Signed:#QUEENTY#
ReplyDeletehmn can this be possible in nigeria where people use tb to while away hunger.
ReplyDeleteI can see Vocal Slender in the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThe guy don big o.
C my sis olamide delivering her speech. Lov u boo
ReplyDeleteThis is where the mouth marketing starts from public and it leads to more traffic from them to the website. These kind of activities will lead to more engagement in Social Media Marketing.
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