A delegation of doctors and office-bearers of managements of both the hospitals called on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Saturday and apprised him of the campaign’s outlines.
Chouhan said that desirable results can be achieved only through the participation of dedicated health organisations for creating awareness against health hazards of tobacco consumption. Giving consent to holding of an awareness programme for MLAs during Vidhan Sabha session, Chouhan said that people’s representatives can do the work of creating awareness among masses more effectively.
Tata Memorial Hospital Associate Professor Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi informed that the process of making public places free of tobacco consumption undertaken under the campaign and counseling sessions will also be held for tobacco addicts. Founder of Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital, Bhopal Madan Mohan Joshi informed that efforts will be made to discourage sale of tobacco products near educational institutions and an atmosphere will be created for strict compliance of rules framed for this purpose.
Besides, educational programmes will also be held for schoolchildren. He stressed the need for preparing courses in primary and higher secondary schools in connection of prevention of cancer-like diseases caused by tobacco consumption.
The delegation also comprised Jan Abhiyan Parishad vice-president Ajay Mehta, Madhya Pradesh Medical Officers Association president Lalit Shrivastava and RK Pandey of Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital, Bhopal.
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