Friday, January 24, 2020

2020-01-24 Maharshi Dayanand Inter College MEERUT - NTCP 2020 SCHOOL TOBACCO AWARENESS


2020-01-24  NTCP  SCHOOL TOBACCO SENSITIZATION PROGRAM @ Maharshi Dayanand Inter College, Meerut 
 
Volunteers: Mr Manshu Goyal, Mr Neetivesh Kumar, Mr Rohit Bhardwaj and Mr Akash Kumar of ICanWin Foundation.

Technical/ Medical expert Dr Pawan Gupta and coordinator Mr Rabindra N Mishra of ICanWin Foundation.

Mr Rakesh Kumar, Director, witnessed the program. One of the students agreed that it is good to have such good enforcement act like COTPA 2003, but what if the law enforcers themselves use tobacco in their office places and public places. Who should we complain in such a violation. Mr Manshu explained that even the law enforcement staff shall have to respect COTPA and pay imposed fine in such case, mostly on the spot fine.

Tobacco sensitization program supported by ICanWin Foundation and District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC, c/o Chief Medical Officer Meerut, Govt of UP), under the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) 2019-20 coverage.

Volunteers deliberated on the ill effects of tobacco on the youth, their family members and members in the society, overall health and financial burden in India and explained the relevance of SAVE the Youth – Win Over Tobacco program to control tobacco menace. #savetheyouth #winovertobacco #knowtobacco

“जागरूख रहें प्रारंभ न करें ” comic booklet on tobacco awareness authored by Dr Pawan Gupta, MS MCH (National President of ICanWin Foundation and Sr Cancer Surgeon) was distributed among the 217 students and teachers;
A quiz competition was conducted at the end to which students answered as per their understanding.  A Tobacco Control Committee consisting of 4 teachers was formed in the school to keep an eye on different tobacco related activities and its violation under COTPA 2003.
Students and teachers pledged "NOT TO TAKE TOBACCO IN ANY FORM THROUGHOUT LIFE".


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