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Call to Action for Youth document which was prepared by youth advocates ( Nada India youth  leader was part of 20 youth advocates) from all over the world at Pre youth meet during the NCD alliance forum in Sharjah. This is the voice of youth and Nada India NCD Network supports and  appeal to include and prioritize  Yuva Bharat's road map on #NCDFree for Healthy Life with a focus on alcohol . Happy to have a discussion around this.  The prevention, management, and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continues  to be a major development challenge across the globe with low- and middle-income countries  (LMIC) shouldering a disproportionate burden of mortality – 80% of premature deaths related  to NCDs occur in LMIC according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Sustainable  Development Goals (SDGs), call for a one-third reduction in premature mortality from NCDs by  2030 through prevention and treatment, as well...

Cheers to families The forgotten factor in family poverty Confronting family poverty needs evidence-based alcohol policies n his message on the International Day of Families 2011 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says: “On this International Day of Families, let us resolve to support families as they nurture the young, care for the old and foster strong communities”. [1] The UN has a long history of efforts to protect families, especially women and children.  This year’s theme is very important as it allows development organizations and governments to direct the spotlight on a hidden but key issue – the impact of alcohol abuse on families.  Effective action here will radically improve the conditions and future prospects of children, women and families in general. The World Health Organization has noted that “the impact of alcohol consumption reaches deep into society. It causes harm to the well-being and health of others. Diseases and injuries, for example, have social...

IOGT International News Briefing Spring 2011 IOGT International sent a Press release on World Health Day concerning decision-makers showing political will to fight against non-communicable diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners use this opportunity to both cherish the advances made in world health and to gather momentum for tackling existing problems. IOGT International strongly participates in the commemoration as Mr Sven-Olov Carlsson, President of IOGT International, points out: “IOGT International has for more than 160 years been part of the global efforts to promote development by improving public health. Therefore World Health Day is important to reflect what is left to do: still today we face major threats to global health and positive societal development. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are one such key issue because they kill three out of five humans in the world. It is crucial on World Health Day, that decision-makers get the facts right. We urge m...

Indian Temperance Youth Federation (ITYF) is a national level temperance movement, having membership with IOGT – International, working for the promotion of “Drug Free” lifestyle among adolescent ,children and youths. .... for details and membership please visit  http://www.ityf.in/

8th Jan2011,Mandi Village New Delhi ;Young members( boys and girls)of ITYF Nada Radio clubs members of Mandi Village in South Delhi supported  Sachin Tendulakar  for refusing to endorse liquor and setting an example for others to follow. On the occasion of the National Youth Day ,12th Jan,2011, Monica Murli Menona,a soft Tennis player and represented India in Asian games 2010 was also present during the discussion. She gave the message to the young people that Do not play with  Drugs (Tobacco & Alcohol)  Play Soft Tennis. Monica Menon is a brand ambassador of Pehchaan (Pehchaan is a Hindi word means Identity) Campaign for empowering  drug & Alcohol free Young India. She appealed the young people to promote  alcohol free environment and every one has a right    to refuse to drink alcohol beverages, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, na...

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 s...

We, the volunteers and senior citizens support groups, Indian Temperance Youth Federation volunteers & members of Nada India Foundation network strongly support the petition filed with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for scrapping a state government-sponsored policy diverting huge amount of grain to factories owned by a clutch of senior politicians of various hues for alcohol production. We also found it strange that at a time when the entire country was reeling under the impact of back-breaking food prices, induced primarily by reduction in their production, the state would pursue such a policy. We also appeal the Prime Minister to review such state policies and curb such initiatives. We also request Government to view the alcohol problem as developmental issue rather just as a disease of those who are dependent on it. According to the report published in The Economic Times on 23 February, 2010, as many as 36 factories, they had been granted licenses by the state government to m...