The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) and The Department of Public Health Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital in collaboration with National Tobacco Control Programme, Directorate of Health Services, Goa commemorated ‘THE WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY’ by organising "5 th Goa Anti Tobacco Film Festival 2023” on May 31st, 2023 at 4 pm at Auditorium 1, Maquinez Palace, ESG.
Those present on the dais were Delilah M. Lobo, MLA Siolim Constituency & Vice Chairman, ESG, Dr Anita Spadigam, Professor and Head, Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Jyoti Kumari, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, ESG, Panaji, Goa and Dr Amita Kenkre, Dentist and Professor, Goa Dental College. Also present were Dr Kedar Raikar and Peter Borges.
The theme for this year’s festival was “We need food, not tobacco”. The competition was held in two sections, National Section Ad films. and
Goan section Ad films.