India Made Positive Progress In Restricting Interference Of Tobacco Industry
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Read MoreIntroduction:
Tobacco use continues to be the leading global cause of death and threatening to become an uncontrollable epidemic. As a result Tobacco related mortality is increasing day by day. In this context Tobacco Control Programme aims to reduce diseases, disabilities and deaths related to tobacco use. In this perspective MANT is on the way towards establishment of an effective and efficient system of Tobacco control in West Bengal.
Planning: As requested by Dr. K. K. Pati, Jt. DHS (NCD) MANT was entrusted to facilitate the sensitization programme on observance of World No Tobacco Day , significance on the theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day “TOBACCO AND LUNG HEALTH”, with special emphasis on Capacity Building and Enforcement of COTPA, 2003 at Swasthya Bhavan on 31.05.2019
Focus:
The main focus of the Programme was to orient & sensitize Health officials and the employees of Swasthya Bhavan regarding World No Tobacco Day and comprehensive enforcement of the implementation of Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply & Distribution) Act. 2003 in their own jurisdiction.
Venue: MuktaDhara Hall, Swasthya Sathi Building, Swasthya Bhavan, Kolkata
Programme Date: 31.05.2019
Schedule Time: 11.00 AM -2.00 PM
Duration: Three Hours.
Target Group: Health officials and the employees of Swasthya Bhavan.
No. of stakeholders: 70
Resource persons:
Content of the Programme:
Methodology:
Decision Taken:
The meeting was chaired by Honourable MD. Gulam Ansari, IAS, Mission Director, NHM, Swasthya Bhavan. He highlighted the following points:
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