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On 28th Dec.2013,Adolescent girls from Bapu Camp Jaunapur village Mandi Road Delhi visited Nature Bazaar Andheria Modh Mehrauli. This exposure visit was organised by Nada India under leadership of Ms.Pallavi, Pehchaan Program for livelihood. The objective  is to give these girls an opportunity to explore possible means of livelihood .This was  just a step towards  teaching them about  entrepreneurship. Nature Baazar  was organised by Dastkar (NGO) and Delhi Tourism is an excellent facility for villages and other localities  south Delhi.Nearest Metro is Chattarpur .  

History of Acupuncture in India & NADA Protocol Dr.Arindam Sinha* Nada India conducted workshop on use of NADA protocol for addiction treatment and well being in Delhi on 3rd Feb2013 . Dr.Arindam Sinha was speaking about history of acupuncture in India and NADA Protocol. Workshop was conducted by Dr. Michael O.Smith Chairperson NADA International. The session was facilitated by Suneel Vatsyayan Chairman, Nada India Foundation. History of Acupuncture is a beautiful story of mankind, anthropology, dynasties, roles of Jawaharlal Nehru, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose , banning of acupuncture in mainland China and its propagation in entire world by the efforts of few lion hearted physicians. Though believed to be originated in China, origin of acupuncture and its concept is spread in a very big area, like no one can claim about origin of agriculture same with acupuncture, Otzi the mummy found in Italy is 8000 years old and has specific acupuncture points tattooed on his body for specific...

Suneel Vatsyayan Value Young India: Make Strong And Healthy Policies Category:   Alcohol Industry ,  Development ,  Global ,  Marketing ,  Non-Communicable Diseases ,  Policy ,  Prevention ,  Youth Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Designing strong and healthy policy measures to prevent  Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs, lifestyle related diseases) is a step towards community well-being which can facilitate young people to make healthy choices in a market-driven and compelling environment. Every third person in India is a youth. By 2020, the average individual in the county will be 29 years old, making India the youngest country in the world. India is set to become the world’s youngest country with 64 percent of the population in the working age group. And young India is at  risk .  Young people in general think that consuming an alcoholic beverage casually after work or at dinner is...

From Nada India Archives  TWO DAYS WORKSHOP ON EAR ACUPUNCTURE IN ADDICTION TREATMENT BY NADA INDIA AND FINGODAP KERALA CHAPTER ON 7 & 8 JANUARY 2005 (Submitted by FINGODAP Kerala Chapter) A Two Days Workshop on Ear Acupuncture in De-Addiction Treatment as per NADA Protocol was organised jointly by NADA India and FINGODAP Kerala Chapter at ATMATA Kendram Changanacherry. Dr. Michael Smith, Founder and Chair Person, NADA International, Director of Lincoln Recovery Centre USA and Mr Suneel Vatsyayan National Convener, NADA India and South Asian Region were the Resource Persons and Fr.Thomas K D, Secretary, FINGODAP Kerala Chapter was the organizer of the workshop. 25 Participants from 15 member NGOs of FINGODAP Kerala Chapter participated in this Training Programme. The programme started on 7th January 2005 with silent prayer. Mr.Binu K Antony (Ireland) welcomed the participants and all the 25 participants introduced themselves. The Resource Person for the fi...

Suneel's Blog Suneel Vatsyayan Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook A ban on all kinds of marketing strategies that seek to portray alcohol consumption as normal was  proposed by NGOs  including  Nada India Foundation  unanimously, after attending a seminar on  “Rampant advertising by alcohol industry in India and need for a national level alcohol control policy”.   Monika Arora, the Director of the health promotions unit of  PHFI  blamed advertising for promoting the use of alcohol among youth. “It has been seen that children who are exposed to alcohol use in movies are more likely to have tried alcohol compared to those who have not been exposed,” Arora said. The  report launched on this occasion  includes an overview of the alcohol industry in India, its key players, the growth patterns and advertising and promotion of alcohol products in India. “Since alcohol use is interconnected with c...

NEW DELHI:  Stress  and alcohol are the primary immediate triggers for  stroke  in Indian men but sexual activity could also set off the life-threatening condition, a cross-sectional survey of patients conducted by AIIMS has found. The survey, conducted on 290 stroke patients (210 men and 80 women) who visited the department of neurology from March 2012 to May 2013, showed that certain high-risk activities had triggered the stroke in 44% of them. Among men, this figure was higher at 48% A 'trigger' is the immediate cause that precipitates a stroke while 'risk factors' are lifestyle and health conditions that increase the chances of having a stroke in the long run. "A small number of men, 5 out of 210 (2.4%), said they had sexual intercourse about two hours before the stroke," said Dr  Ashish  Sharma, who led the study. Previous studies have shown that sex induces transient increases in  heart  rate, blood pressure and adrenaline levels wh...

Media regularly quote reports on possible linkages between moderate alcohol consumption and improved health. Dr. Hans Olav Fekjær has reviewed the evidence in a new article in Addiction. – It would be premature to conclude that there is a causal relationship. 2013-04-08 Dag Endal Reports from a number of observational studies have concluded that moderate drinking of alcohol is associated with a reduced risk of more than twenty different diseases and health problems. Is this a causal relationship or is it a statistical co-variation, the discussion goes. The Norwegian psychiatrist, Dr. Hans Olav Fekjær, has in the journal Addiction published a critical review of existing data. Dr. Fekjær concludes that it would be premature to conclude that there is a causal relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and improved health . Furthermore, that there is evidence for the harmful effects of alcohol is undoubtedly stronger than the evidence for beneficial effects. The Addict...

M ulti-sectoral Consultation on Non-communicable Diseases and Development 16 May 2013, New Delhi. RECOMMENDATIONS AND WAY FORWARD The Multi-sectoral Consultation on Non-communicable Diseases and Development held in New Delhi on 16 May 2013 was attended by a broad range of Government, Non-Governmental, Inter-Governmental and development agencies, which generated a plethora of ideas for further collective action. Following recommendations emerge from the discussions at the Consultation to guide our further efforts at national and sub-national levels:  Action by the Health sector: ·          Undertake Intra-sectoral integration: A multi-sectoral framework for comprehensive prevention and control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) requires strong intra-sectoral integration of NCDs within programmes of each agency. For e.g. NCDs need to be integrated into existing health programs, alongside creating linkages with non-health progr...

Brand new blogs dealing with: Human Rights, especially the rights of children and women's rights. Alcohol Policy, especially developments in South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. Big Alcohol operations in Ireland and around the world, by the example of Diageo. Narcotic Drugs Policy processes on global scale, especially fighting for civil society involvement. In this Global Voices Update< http://www.iogt.org/ world-wide/ > we bring you voices from around the world who took a closer look at a number of exciting and hot issues: - Maik looks at what the global alcohol industry is doing to drive up alcohol harm< http://www.iogt.org/ policyofficerupdate/388/how- big-alcohol-manufactures-more- occasions-for-alcohol-use/ > in order to earn more money; - Rogers looks at how alcohol policy developments turn out in Uganda, with a brand new Status Report< http://www.iogt.org/ africaupdate/69/2nd-state-of- alcohol-and-drug-abuse-report- 2013/ > on alcohol in Uganda and David looks...

Alcohol-related deaths on the rise! Wednesday, Sep 11, 2013, 22:09 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: Zee Research Group At a time when alcohol-related deaths are on the rise, the suggestion of Swami Agnivesh to ban alcohol sale in India could prove to be the perfect elixir for the problem. Alarmingly, the number of alcohol-related deaths has witnessed a sharp rise of nearly 21% in 2012 over the corresponding period last year. Although consuming alcohol might have become a part of the culture yet the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data revealed some mind-blowing facts. In the last five years, barring 2011, there has been a continual rise in the total number of alcohol-related deaths. During the period ranging from 2008 to 2012, this figure saw a steep rise of 27% from the level of 4308 to 5478. A massive increase of 21% was alone witnessed in 2012 when death figure zoomed to 5478 as against 4547 cases registered in 2011. Likewise, WHO Global status report (released in 2011...