Minister launches Tobacco Free Youth Campaign
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR

Imphal, October 01 2024: Health and Family Welfare and IPR minister Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh launched the Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0 at Sangai Hall of Hotel Imphal, North AOC on Tuesday.The state level launch programme was organised by National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), State Health Society, NHM Manipur and Directorate of Health Services, Manipur.

Speaking as the chief guest of the function, Dr Sapam Ranjan informed that in order to tackle the problem of increasing number of tobacco-users in North Eastern states, the present government has taken the initiative to join the nation-wide mass campaign of the Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0.He further said that around 80 lakh tobacco users die every year globally.

In India alone, 13.5 lakh tobacco users succumb to tobacco-related ailments every year.

In order to tackle such a dangerous trend, the government has taken up the campaign in order to bring down the mortality rate caused by tobacco, he conveyed.

"It is hard for those addicted person to leave tobacco addiction easily.

There is need of awareness from experts to help them come out of this addiction.

Family members play an important role in helping them to leave this addiction.

I hereby request all the youths and citizens of the state to participate and co-operate during the two-month long campaign to help Manipur free from tobacco," he urged.

A guide book on "Release of Health Workers Guide, SOPs for Tobacco Free Villages, Law enforcers Guidelines - COTPA 2023 and PECA 2019" was released.

Moreover, a pledge was jointly made by all the officials and attendees present in the event.

Health Services director Dr 0 Sanahanbi Devi and NHM, Manipur state mission director Dr M Dinesh Singh were also present at the function among many others.

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