DHSK launches anti-tobacco campaign across Kashmir
Posted on Jan 02, 2022 | Author RK News
Srinagar, Jan 01: On the directions of Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, an aggressive anti-tobacco campaign under the National Tobacco Control Programme was launched on Saturday across Kashmir Valley.
A spokesperson of DHSK said the anti-tobacco campaign was announced recently in a meeting chaired by the Director regarding implementation of COTPA-2003 and Tobacco Cessation facilities.
While launching the campaign, the Director asked all the CMOs, Medical Superintendents, BMOs and District Health Officers to successfully launch the campaign.
Dr Mushtaq, in his message, said that these programmes will continue and welcomed the initiative of the department. He appealed to all the CMOs, Medical Superintendents and BMOs to continue such programmes throughout the year to succeed in minimizing tobacco use and work together for a healthy society.
He said that tobacco use is a health hazard that is a huge burden on society not only in terms of health but it also drains people economically as well as socially and mentally.
Dr Mushtaq requested the general public not to use tobacco products to help save themselves, their families and society at large.
In this regard, various programmes were held across Kashmir hospitals. One such programme was held at CMO office Srinagar where DHO Srinagar, Nodal Officer ICUs DHSK, spokesperson DHSK Dr Mir Mushtaq, Nodal Officer of various schemes besides other health officials were also present.
On the occasion, CMO Srinagar and DHO Srinagar stressed on the need to campaign against tobacco and said it is a health hazard and drains people socially and economically.
The CMO said counseling for addicts is available in hospitals and counseling facilities have been extended in other hospitals as well where addicts are taught how to avoid tobacco use.