Dr. Pawan Gupta at the VISON ODISHA 2036/86 on 22nd April 2023 at the constitution club, New Delhi on the topic “Challenges in Health, Hygiene, and Sanitation.
As we develop the facilities will develop. We will have lots of hospitals coming up in private-public, with the latest equipment, etc.
But all the facilities will be overwhelmed by the increase in the number of patients, still, they will be insufficient. NCD -non-communicable diseases are going to increase exponentially. Hypertension, diabetes, obesity, nephropathy, liver cirrhosis, cancer, stroke, cardiac, etc are on the increase. But importantly they are all preventable diseases. If we vision for 2036 and 2086 we have to work towards prevention 3 important – “The way we eat, the way we live, and the way we take care of ourselves”
WE HAVE TO WORK TOWARD THE PREVENTION
1. TOBACCO and ALCOHOL – Control most diseases.
2. BAN PLASTICS – The micro-polymer is the biggest hazard to the environment, soil, and health.
3. WOMEN SANITATION – HYGIENE – universal availability of HPV Vaccine and Sanitary pads (reusable and environment friendly). Eradicate Cervical Cancer.
4. FOOD DIET
5. EXERCISE AND YOGA
Education has to start at the school level. Lifestyle has to be adopted from childhood.
“HAR GHAR TOBACCO MARSHAL” – to start with we have to work to make our teachers Tobacco MARSHALs. Odisha is one of the highest consumers of tobacco and one of the highest in oral cancer. Tobacco causes 200 varieties of diseases. Mortality due to tobacco consumption is the highest. The consumption rate has increased to 51.5% population. This is the cause for concern.
Tobacco is the highest pollutant in the environment. Once controlled it will lead to environmental change.
EACH ONE OF US HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY and make our ODISHA a beautiful state – free from tobacco. It is possible but we have to start now.
Training of the APRIL 2023 batch of Tobacco MARSHAL under the leadership of Mrs. Sonal Bhatia and Mrs. Pravesh Singh and guidance of Dr. Pawan Gupta Founder ICanCaRe was conducted online on the 20th and 21st of April 2023.
The batch consisted of senior Inner Wheel Members District 307,310,315,312
Dant Pari and Moradabad teachers, Rotarians, and doctors as well.
The training “BASIC COURSE IN TOBACCO CONTROL” 8R principles was imparted by the ICanCaRe Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists – Mrs. Sonal Bhatia, Dr. Reena R Kumar, Dr. Ranjeeta and Dr. Rajkumari Sachdeva and Dr. Pawan Gupta.
4 hours of intensive discussion 2 hours each day covered the 8R aspects of Tobacco and empowered each of the participants as TOBACCO MARSHALs.
Dr. Shweta K Javali and Dr. Neeru who are running a dental assistant program for rural girls as DANTPARI included the second batch of Dant PAries to be tobacco MARSHAL. 9 Dant Paries who participated in the program were very much interactive and wished to do more to influence people against tobacco in rural areas.
The training included the communication skill to influence a person to quit tobacco.
TOBACCO MARSHAL is an influencer: – HERO to SAVE the youth
· MOTIVATE #besmartdonotstart
· ADVISE to #quittobacco
· RECOGNISE #chotadaana #SMF #TrisCaRe
· SENSITISE to #becarefulandfearful
· HANDHOLD to #SAVEtheYouth in need
· ADD to network for #knowtobacco
· LEAD the change for #TobaccofreeZones
§ Tobacco MARSHAL is a prestige and a recognition of personal social responsibility.
§ ICanCaRe Academy certifies Tobacco MARSHALs with a structured “BASIC COURSE IN TOBACCO CONTROL”, empowers them with the knowledge, and equips them with resources to act and communicate wisely in society creating units of tobacco-free zones.
The MARSHALS will be provided with the Course Certificate, Badges, caps, and materials to talk with power in their area.
ICanCaRe welcomes the new batch of tobacco MARSHALs to the family of ICanCaRe.
