Thursday, 1 August 2013
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Tobacco Control Campaign-Tears You Apart
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
has launched a nation-wide National Tobacco Control Campaign called “Tears you
apart”. The Campaign aims to raise public awareness about the dangers of
smokeless tobacco consumed by tens of millions of Indian every day.
Smokeless tobacco is the most-used form of tobacco in India among lower socioeconomic groups and women in particular preferring smokeless tobacco over smoking forms. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) found that 21 crore Indian use smokeless tobacco. 26% of adults consume smokeless tobacco in India – 33% of adult males and 18.4% of adult females. Smokeless tobacco includes: gutkha, zarda, paan masala, zarda, paan with tobacco, and khaini.
The Campaign has been developed with technical support from world Lung Foundation.
The campaign public service announcement (PSA) was filmed in B. Barooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati, Assam and at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The PSA features real victims who are suffering from horrific cancers and disfigurements as a result of their chewing addition. It also includes comments from relatives of victims, who describe how tobacco-related illnesses have destroyed careers, family life, and added to financial burdens. The PSA graphically warns the public that tobacco can literally tear lives and families apart, and urges smokeless tobacco users to quit and habit.
The Campaign PSA is being released in 16 languages in a national campaign for Pan-India coverage. The Campaign will make use of all national and regional Doordarshan channels and All India Radio. The Campaign is expected to run for a period of 5-6 weeks.
Tobacco is the most preventable cause of death and disease in the world today. Tobacco is a risk factor for 6 out of the 8 leading causes of death. Globally approximately 6 million people die each year as result of diseases caused by tobacco consumption. If urgent action is not taken, the death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030. It is estimated that nearly 8-9 lakh people die every year due to diseases related to tobacco use in India with 5500 new youth starting tobacco use every day. About 50% of all cancers in males and 25% of all cancers in females can be attributed to tobacco use. It is estimated that about 90% of all the oral cancers are caused due to smokeless tobacco use.
As per the Global Adult Tobacco Survey – India (GATS) conducted by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, 35% of the adults in the age group of 15 years and above consume tobacco in some form or the other with 48% males and 20% females consuming tobacco. Nearly, two in five (38%) adults in rural areas and one in four (25%) adults in urban areas use tobacco in some form or the other.
Smokeless tobacco is the most-used form of tobacco in India among lower socioeconomic groups and women in particular preferring smokeless tobacco over smoking forms. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) found that 21 crore Indian use smokeless tobacco. 26% of adults consume smokeless tobacco in India – 33% of adult males and 18.4% of adult females. Smokeless tobacco includes: gutkha, zarda, paan masala, zarda, paan with tobacco, and khaini.
The Campaign has been developed with technical support from world Lung Foundation.
The campaign public service announcement (PSA) was filmed in B. Barooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati, Assam and at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The PSA features real victims who are suffering from horrific cancers and disfigurements as a result of their chewing addition. It also includes comments from relatives of victims, who describe how tobacco-related illnesses have destroyed careers, family life, and added to financial burdens. The PSA graphically warns the public that tobacco can literally tear lives and families apart, and urges smokeless tobacco users to quit and habit.
The Campaign PSA is being released in 16 languages in a national campaign for Pan-India coverage. The Campaign will make use of all national and regional Doordarshan channels and All India Radio. The Campaign is expected to run for a period of 5-6 weeks.
Tobacco is the most preventable cause of death and disease in the world today. Tobacco is a risk factor for 6 out of the 8 leading causes of death. Globally approximately 6 million people die each year as result of diseases caused by tobacco consumption. If urgent action is not taken, the death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030. It is estimated that nearly 8-9 lakh people die every year due to diseases related to tobacco use in India with 5500 new youth starting tobacco use every day. About 50% of all cancers in males and 25% of all cancers in females can be attributed to tobacco use. It is estimated that about 90% of all the oral cancers are caused due to smokeless tobacco use.
As per the Global Adult Tobacco Survey – India (GATS) conducted by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, 35% of the adults in the age group of 15 years and above consume tobacco in some form or the other with 48% males and 20% females consuming tobacco. Nearly, two in five (38%) adults in rural areas and one in four (25%) adults in urban areas use tobacco in some form or the other.
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
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Nutrition, an essential ingrediant for beauty !!!
Nutrition is the pre-requisite of beauty. There is
peaceful co-existence of Allopathy with Ayurveda, Yoga, Siddha and
Sowa-Rigpa in our country.Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare,
ShriGhulamNabi Azad said this in New Delhi today.
Addressing the 12thConvocation of the VLCC Institute of Beauty and
Nutrition,Shri Azad said we havepluralistic healthcare delivery system
where the Government provides opportunity to every recognized medical
system to develop and be practiced with a view to provide integrated and
holistic healthcare services. We are open to patronizing best practices
and proven standards for the benefit of the people. That is why
Naturopathy is also a recognized system in India. State Governments like
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Bihar, U.P., Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have recognized the Naturopathy system.Five
State Governments such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have established Naturopathy Development
Boards to impart registration to Naturopathy practitioners. There are
six Government Naturopathy Hospitals; two in Kerala, two in Karnataka,
one in Andhra Pradesh and one in Tamil Nadu and more than 100
Naturopathy doctors are working in Government under the NRHM scheme in
different States.Besides these, 20 Naturopathy Hospitals having more
than 100 beds and more than 100 having 50 to 100 beds are providing
treatment facilities on private initiative. More than 200 Naturopathy
Clinics are providing day care naturopathy health facilities to the
patients.All these medical systems are being utilized in the national
healthcare delivery system, each to its potential and availability in
different parts of the country.
Shri Azad said India incorporated traditional medicine services in the
public health delivery system since 1960s when AYUSH facilities were set
up under one roof in the Central Government Health Scheme dispensaries.
This process of mainstreaming has been augmented under the National
Rural Health Mission, with co-location of traditional medicine and
homeopathy facilities in the primary health network and capacity
building of AYUSH practitioners in the national programmes of
Reproductive & Child Health, Safe Child Birth, School Health,
Anaemia control and Malaria eradication. For mainstreaming of AYUSH
under the National Rural Health Mission, grants-in-aid amounting to more
than Rs 550 crores have been given to the State and UT Governments for
establishment of new AYUSH facilities in 803 Primary Health Centres, 113
Community Health Centres, 24 District Hospitals and for upgradation of
379 Exclusive AYUSH hospitals and 415 Dispensaries. There are 504 AYUSH
educational institutions including 111 postgraduate colleges, where
about 27,000 students are admitted annually in our country. These
include 16 colleges providing degree level education in Naturopathy and
Yogic Sciences. India has the largest number of traditional and
alternative medicine teaching institutions in the world.
Talking about the VLCC Institute of Beauty and Nutrition,Shri Azad said
this institution was established with a commitment to ensure a better
quality of life for everyone by making health, beauty and fitness
accessible to all sections of the society, boosting people’s confidence
and following ethical and socially relevant business practices.The
success in achieving this vision is clearly apparent now with 49
institutes in 35 cities, making VLCC the largest network of beauty and
nutrition institutes in South Asia. Over 50,000 students nation-wide
have received holistic training, both in terms of technical knowledge
and practical hand-on training in diverse fields, such as Hair
Designing, Media and Professional Make-up, Dietetics, Health and
Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Sports and Fitness Nutrition, Child Care
Nutrition, Cosmetology and Spa Therapies. VLCC is now recognized as a
world class training institution which equips its students to meet
global challenges and succeed in a globally competitive environment. The
social initiatives of VLCC for training of the visually impaired
members of the Blind Relief Association, collaborating with the Ministry
of Women and Child Development for training of destitute and homeless
women or supporting the education of challenged children are highly
commendable.
Pic Credit:http://www.slmhealth.com.au
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