Showing posts with label Tobacco products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tobacco products. Show all posts

Saturday 20 July 2013

Winners of the 2013 World No Tobacco Day Awards in the South-East Asia Region





Every year, the World Health Organization recognizes individuals or organizations from the six regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control such as research, capacity building, promotion of policy or legislation and advocacy to enhance tobacco control. The World No-Tobacco Day 2013 Award Winners from the South-East Asia Region are:

Director-General's Special Recognition Award

  • H.E. Dr Pradit Sintavanarong
    Minister of Public Health
    Thailand

World No Tobacco Day 2013 Award

  • H.E. Mr Maithripala Sirisena
    Minister of Health
    Sri Lanka
  • H.E. Prof. Pe Thet Khin
    Union Minister of Health
    Myanmar
  • Directorate of Medical and Health Service
    Government of State of Rajasthan
    India
  • Ms Shoba John
    Programme Director
    HEALTHBRIDGE
    India
  • Dr Rakesh Gupta
    Head, Cancer and Tobacco Control, and
    Senior Consultant, Surgical Cancer Surgery
    Rajasthan, India

Regional Director’s appreciation award for World No Tobacco Day 2013

  • Mr Lokendra Kumar Shrestha
    Chairman, Nepal Cancer Relief Society
    Nepal
  • Mr Sanjay Kumar, IAS
    Secretary, Health-cum-Executive
    Director and Food Safety Commissioner
    Government of Bihar, India
  • Mr Ahmed Afaal
    Managing Director, ADK Hospital
    and
    Vice-Chair, Tobacco Control Board
    Malè, Maldives
  • Mr Jape Kong Su
    Dili, Timor-Leste
  • Kerala Voluntary Health Services (KVHS)
    Kottayam, Kerala
    India
  • Mr Bejon Kumar Mishra
    Consumer Online Foundation
    New Delhi, India
  • Mrs Jyotsna Govil
    Honorary General Secretary
    India Cancer Society
    Delhi, India
  • Mr Hemant Goswami
    Founder and Chairperson
    Burning Brain Society/
    Tobacco-Free India Coalition/
    Tobacco Free World Foundation/
    Citizens' Voice, Chandigarh
    India
  • Dr Srinivas Ramaka
    Counsultant Cardiologist
    Srinivasa Heart Foundation
    India
Source: WHO

Saturday 8 September 2012

Tobacco Products on Ban




Governments of the States/UTs to strictly implement the regulations,which are laid by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare of India. 
The  Indian States/UTs of
 
Madhya Pradesh,
 
Kerala,
 
Bihar,
 
Rajasthan,
 
Maharashtra,
 
Haryana,
 
Chhatisgarh,
 
Jharkhand,
 
Gujarat,
 
Chandigarh
and
Mizoram
 
have issued orders/notifications for implementation of the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 dated 1st August 2011 issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which prohibits the use of nicotine and tobacco in food products.



The responsibility of enforcement of the above regulations and action against the offenders lies with the Commissioners of Food Safety under the state governments, as per the provisions of Food Safety & Standards Act 2006.



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