A breath devoid of tobacco smoke!

Dec 07, 2016

A huge debate has arisen in the country owing to the eradication to some extent the tobacco smoke.In order to evade from the health hazards from numerous quarters like human resources , print and electronic media the message had been sent enlightening the general public. It is reported that the main cause of cancer has been attributed to tobacco and hence the health authorities have made gigantic efforts to reduce the smoking habits drastically. In this sense the government has increased the prices of cigarettes increasing taxes in order to discourage and curb this habit.

The persons addicted to smoking as well as chewing betel are commonly seen to us daily. For certain to this habit there are only fever criticisms but for smoking it is not so as not only the smokers but those in the vicinity of the smokers become passive smokers.Hence for the smokers and the non smokers the results are not conducive to both factions.This fact in now known to all.

Accordingly the endeavour and strategy of the government and many civil , and voluntary organizations is to discourage this inclination. At the  Apeksha Cancer hospital premises in Maharagam on the 05th instant in parallel to liquor volunteer service day a workshop was conducted by the local and overseas young volunteer service unit on the hazards of cigarettes, betel in order to educate the general public.

.The theme was “a breadth devoid of smoke for us, to you, our children be inherited”.The endeavour of the organizers was that.they are eternally holding hands with the Apeksha cancer hospital. This was the first phase of this campaign and initially they indent to eradicate those personnel who indulge in these practices on the sly in the hospital premises itself..One other motive was to stop marketing these items in the vicinity of the cancer hospital.The intention is not to enforce this by law but for them to individually refrain from these acts.

It is also the intention make the public aware of the dangerous repercussions that lead when cigarettes and betel are addicted. In order to have a society completely devoid of these habits is the motive of this endeavour. Leaflets in this regard too had been distributed around the Apeska cancer hospital and it is learnt that the complete cooperation of all doctors, nurses and the hospital staff were received.

Another important programme of a library concept was initiated..The daily routine of the patients and the relatives who come to the hospital wanted to be changed. This concept would help them to deviate from the normal monotonous life my making them indulged in reading. Through a library concept This help to change mental attitudes and development of mental vision. With this hospital culture could be changed in the anticipated objective of the organizers.