"World No Tobacco Day - 31st May, 2011

WNTD in Lucknow

UPVHA organized a Race Against Tobacco with the collaboration of State/District Tobacco Control Cell, State Prohibition Department, Cancer Society, FPAI and NGOs + 200 approx. sports boys + 50 approx. Rickshaw pullers provided by respectively Stadium in charge  and PACE. In the morning, a rally was taken out from KD Singh Babu Stadium. It was flagged off by District Magistrate Mr. Anil Kumar Sagar. The DM urged people to avoid tobacco and its products.  He said everybody would have to come forward in order to rid India of tobacco. Around 400 people took part in this rally. 

Sensitization of Law Enforcers on their role in implementing COTPA

CMO office, Shahjahanpur

A sensitization workshop of Law Enforcers on COTPA has been organized with the collaboration of UPVHA and Anti Tobacco Cell on the occasion of WNTD at CMO Sabhagar Bhawan. A total of forty participants including health dept., education dept., DIOS, BSA, PRI, Media, Information Dept., local NGOs, private hospitals & nursing homes etc got sensitized on tobacco control law. 

Signature Campaign

Kahchehri, Lucknow

A signature campaign has been organized on WNTD and more than 100 people gave their endorsement to make Lucknow Smoke Free. District Magistrate, Mr. Anil Kumar Sagar has also given their support for the same.  

Media Workshop on 31st May, 2011

Press Club, Lucknow

A media workshop organised on 31^st May, 11 at Press Club, Lko on the new pictorial warning public notification and the implement status of Tobacco Control Law in the district. A total of thirty four media persons from leading media houses and eighteen NGO representatives took participate in it. 

Street Play during the celebration of WNTD

GPO, Lucknow

Organised a street play on 31st May, 2011. This play has been conveying the messages on the harmful effect of Tobacco & its product on health. 

Sensitization of NYK Volunteers in Lucknow

In DIET, Lucknow

A total of thirty five volunteers of Nehru Yuwa Kendra got sensitized on COTPA and its health hazards at Lucknow.      

Sensitization of Community Development Society in Lucknow

In Itaunja block, Lucknow District

An orientation program has been conduct in Itaunja Block with the collaboration with Nehru Yuwa Kendra for CDS (Community Development Society). Around 100 CDS took part in it. The objective of this program is to aware the CDS on Tobacco health hazards so that they can further aware the community on the same. 

Sensitization of Teachers on COTPA in Shahjahanpur

SSPG College, Shahjahanpur

A sensitization workshop on “Tobacco Free Collage” for teachers was organized by UPVHA in collaboration with Swami Shukdevanand Post Graduate Collage, Commers Department, Shahjahanpur on 18^th May 2011 at Shukdevanand Post Graduate Collage premises. Dr. Pankaj Bhargav, Director- San Institute of Management was the main chief guest of the workshop along with other eminent guest Dr. K.K Sharma, Lotus Institute of Management, Barelly. Dr. S P Agnotri, Asstt. Professor- SSPG College was the Chairperson of the workshop. A total of thirty six participants including Principal, HOD, teachers and other supporting staff participated in the workshop. Through the time of workshop we distributed a resource kit to all teachers and principal to update them about the activated conducted under COTPA 2003.