On the occasion of World Health Day 7th April 2010 Suneel Vatsyayan, Chairman,Nada India and member of Indian Temperance Youth Federation (ITYF) interacted with more than 200 children of 9th to 12th classes of CSKM Public School Satbari New Delhi and discussed issues related to harmful use of alcohol and appealed the Indian Government to support the Global Treaty to curb the Alcohol use. World Health Organization’s annual World Health Assembly is scheduled to be held in Geneva on May 17-22 this year. In 2008, India had requested the World Health Organization to declare October 2 — Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday — as the World No Alcohol Day.
According to the WHO, two billion people worldwide consume alcohol and 76.3 million have diagnosed alcohol-related disorders. It causes more than 60 types of disease and injury and 1.8 million deaths a year, which represents 3.2 per cent of all deaths worldwide. Accidents related to alcohol consumption account for roughly a third of alcohol deaths.
A study by the Bangalore-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences has shown that the average age of starting to drink in India has dropped from 28 years during the 1980s to 20 years. In India, 32 per cent adults are alcohol users, and between 4 and 13 per cent drink alcohol daily, reported the National Family Health Survey
According to the WHO, two billion people worldwide consume alcohol and 76.3 million have diagnosed alcohol-related disorders. It causes more than 60 types of disease and injury and 1.8 million deaths a year, which represents 3.2 per cent of all deaths worldwide. Accidents related to alcohol consumption account for roughly a third of alcohol deaths.
A study by the Bangalore-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences has shown that the average age of starting to drink in India has dropped from 28 years during the 1980s to 20 years. In India, 32 per cent adults are alcohol users, and between 4 and 13 per cent drink alcohol daily, reported the National Family Health Survey