Tobacco Control

Our Smoke-Free Howrah campaign featured on a case study published by World health organisation

Blue line campaign at Kazi nazrul university by MANT

We have been conducting the Tobacco Control campaigns in the state of West Bengal with support from The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi since 2014 and in active collaboration with Health and Family Welfare Samities, Govt of West Bengal.
One of our efforts got recognized when a case study on "Smoke-free Howrah" featured on a book published by WHO, The Power of Cities: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries. Howrah happened to be the only city apart from Balanga city of Philippines to qualify among the cities around the globe for remarkable achievements in making the cities truly smoke-free.

Program Activities

Conducted sensitization programs at 44 Municipalities and 5 Municipal Corporations
Conducted 63 Tobacco Free Educational Institutions Programs & Blue Line Campaigns
Conducted 16 programs at
- Administrative Training Institutes
- West Bengal Judicial Academy
- West Bengal State Police Academy
- B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Panchayats and Rural Development
Conducted Police Training Programs with 24 Police District & 6 Commissionerate. Also conducted Police training Program at Bhawani Bhawan & Lal Bazar
Conducted 252 programs with District Administration & Line Departments
Conducted 50 programs with newly elected Panchayat Members

We observe World Cancer Day on 4th of February every year in joint collaboration with Saroj Gupta Cancer Center and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata.
We observe World No Tobacco Day on 31st of May each year
We observe World Heart Day on 26th of September every year in joint collaboration with Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Actively participated in 5 Enforcement Drive at Howrah District

Project Highlights

Program Inception Date	2014
Program supported by	The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi
Program Area	West Bengal, India

Milestones

Instigated Govt. to issue orders aligned with COTPA 2003	415
Ensured COTPA 2003 Compliance to help Govt. declare “Smoke Free”	5 districts
Facilitated Municipalities to declare “Smoke Free”	33
Facilitated Municipal Corporations to declare “Smoke Free”	1
Successfully Conducted Sensitization program	410
Pushed Govt. Authorities To Issue Orders To Curb Tobacco Consumption	415
Facilitated formation of DLCC, DLMC & DLES in	20 districts

GOAL

To make a Tobacco Free Generation

Need

In the 20th century WHO estimates that the tobacco epidemic has killed a 100 million people worldwide. Tobacco kills its users or those exposed to its smoke, prematurely and its use is recognized by the World Health Organization as the single most preventable cause of death. Tobacco-related illnesses account for 1 in 10 adult deaths worldwide. In India alone 10 lakh deaths every year can be attributed to tobacco related diseases. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey- 2017 there are 2.43 crore tobacco users in West Bengal. The study jointly conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, WHO-India and PHFI highlighted that in West Bengal we have spent Rs. 3440 crores in the year 2011 to treat tobacco related diseases while in India we have spent Rs. 1,04,500 crores which is more than 12% of all state and central health budget! It is fact as stated by WHO that tobacco control would be the single biggest blow to ever increasing NCDs.

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