Celebration of “World Health Day”

Candlelight Vigil at GPO Park, Lucknow

On the occasion of “World Health day”, three street plays followed by candlelight vigil were organised at the three places i.e. KGMU, Railway Station, and GPO Hazratganj by UPVHA in collaboration with State & District Tobacco Control Cell, Coalition members and volunteers. During the Candle Light Vigil Dr. Shobnath Nodel Officer STCC and Director Medical Care, Dr. Ishwarsharan , Nodal Officer DTCC, Dr. V.K. Kanaujia Joint Director, Dr. S.K.Tyagi , Joint Director

Mr. Praveen WHO Consultant, NGOs partners and Media Persons etc and about thousand of people were sensitized and motivated to quit Tobacco. The street Play was organized by the twelve students of Luck now University Social Works Department. The street play was focused on the impact of tobacco consumption on a whole family and second hand smoke. The event was concluded at GPO Park, Hazaratganj, by Candlelight Vigil in front of Gandhi ji’s statue. More than 100 peoples from different background were the witness of the programme and took oath to quit tobacco and also spread this massage among the community.

While addressing the gathering and media, Dr. Shobhnath, Nodal officer STCC and Director Medical Care and Dr. Ishwar Sharan, Nodal Officer, DTCC, CMS Balrampur Hospital ensured to make Lucknow Smoke Free by the end of October 2011 and they also requested to all to join “Smoke Free Lucknow” campaign to save the life of the tobacco victims. At the end of the programme UPVHA gave a slogan for this campaign i.e. “Sundar Lucknow, Sakshar Lucknow, Smoke Free Lucknow”.