Saturday, September 4, 2010

Sensitization workshop for NGOs on tobacco control laws and related issues.

MPVHA in collaboration with Voluntary health Association of India organized a workshop for NGO personnel on tobacco control laws and related issues.30 members from Indore division participated in the workshop.

Objective of the workshop

1. To orient the NGOs on Tobacco control laws and related issues in India.
2. To expand the project area in new territories.
3. To create a movement for smokefree in the concerned districts by monitoring and implementation of the tobacco act COTPA.
During the workshop the NGOs were oriented on tobacco epidemic and tobacco law COTPA. They were also trained on the monitoring of the tobacco act implementation in their respective districts.
A checklist was developed for NGOs to monitor the public places in the respective districts .They were told to monitor prominent public places in their district and prepare a report on implementation of the act. During the program mapping of all the NGOs was also done in relation with tobacco control activities .