Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key indicator for measuring countries’ efforts to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – target 3.a under the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. Countries have adopted this indicator to report progress also towards the tobacco reduction target under the Global Action Plan …
VARANASI: District health department is not holding any awareness programme to mark World No Tobacco Day on Friday. Chief medical officer MP Chaurasia is waiting for guidelines from the authorities. World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31. This year, the theme is 'Free Yourself'. Tobacco kills nearly six …
The Tamil Nadu government has banned gutka and pan masala with immediate effect. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa had announced in the assembly on May 8 about the ban but a notification was not issued till now. It will be illegal to manufacture, store, distribute and sell these tobacco products. The …
AURANGABAD: The district health officials have planned to reach out to the youth and spread awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption to mark the World Tobacco Day on May 31. The district, along with Thane, has been selected for a pilot project under the National Tobacco Control Programme …
Government banned gutkha and pan masala across the state from July 20, 2012. The ban on gutkha, pan masala and tobacco related products, which came into effect from July 2012 would continue, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar said in Mumbai on Tuesday. Government banned gutkha …
PATNA: Bihar food safety commissioner-cum secretary, health, Sanjay Kumar has been selected for the prestigious 'World No-Tobacco Day Award 2013' by the World Health Organization (WHO). In different categories, India has got six awards this year. Kumar told TOI that the representatives of WHO-India have confirmed the award, though the …
GUWAHATI, May 27: On May 31 every year, the world observes World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), also called as World Anti Tobacco Day (WATD), that is promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of observing WATD is to reduce tobacco consumption which can lead to deadly diseases like …
Non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental disorders, and injuries have become the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Pakistan. Tobacco use and hypertension are the leading attributable risk factors for deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and respiratory diseases. Pakistan has the sixth highest …
Cancer might become the leading cause of death for non-communicable diseases by 2015 in the country if the current trend of significant increase in different cancers’ continued unabated, two cancer experts Dr. P. Vijay Anand Reddy and Dr. Senthil J. Rajappa have said. Dr. Reddy, Director of Apollo Cancer Hospital, …
Joining several other States, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday announced a ban on gutka and pan masala. The ban on the manufacture, storage and sale of the carcinogenic chewable forms of tobacco led a host of announcements Chief Minister Jayalalithaa made in the Assembly pertaining to the health sector. The State …
The Supreme Court on Friday warned states and Union Territories that they may face contempt action if they failed to file compliance reports on gutkha ban within six weeks. "We are giving clear warning to the governments. We will initiate suo motu contempt proceedings against them if they fail to …
Anti-tobacco organisations have congratulated the government for passing the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill. The Parliament on Monday passed 'The Smoking and Tobacco Products Use (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2013' increasing the amount of fine from Tk 50 to 100 to eliminate the use of the tobacco in public places. The first …
Following the direction of the union government, Tripura and Meghalaya will ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of gutka (tobacco–laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala (a chewing mixture), officials said on Tuesday. Health department officials of Tripura and Meghalaya said that both the States have already taken initiative to …
ORAL cancer is the sixth most common cancer reported globally with roughly two thirds of these reported in developing countries, according to a report. Regardless of nationality, roughly half of long-term smokers will die from the effects of tobacco smoking, be it oral cancer, lung cancer or cardiovascular disease. In …
Jaipur:In a step to discourage the sale and consumption of tobacco products, the medical health and family welfare department has directed district collectors to launch a campaign to remove all the advertisement boards which violate the rules pertaining to point of sale of tobacco products. The Union ministry of health …
Businesses that allow indoor smoking have 19 times higher levels of polluted air compared to that of places where inside smoking is banned, a study report said. The study was carried out recently under the joint initiatives of the National Heart Foundation (NHF), Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Young Power in …
Goalpara, April 5: Along with the state of Assam, the manufacture, storage, sale, transportation, display or the distribution of Guthka and Pan masala, containing tobacco or nicotine as ingredients by whatsoever name it is available in the market, is prohibited for a period of one year in the district. This …
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed states and Union Territories to apprise it of the implementation of ban on sale and manufacture of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine. A bench led by Justice G S Singhvi asked health secretaries of 23 states and five Union Territories, which have …
After the ban on gutkha, the State will go for total prohibition of all forms of tobacco – smokeless as well as cigarettes and bidis – in a phased manner. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Assembly today that the Health Department was keen to launch an all-out war …
The Supreme Court today directed Health Secretaries of the States and Union Territories (UTs) to file compliance report on implementation of ban on sale and manufacture of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco. A Bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi asked the Health Secretaries of 23 States and five UTs, …
New Delhi: The new law making it mandatory for all tobacco products to carry stricter pictorial warnings came into force on Monday but its implementation was not visible on the ground. Tobacco product packs of various forms failed to carry the new pictorial health warnings and were seen carrying the …
