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  Youth Good Health Ambassador Nominations 2025–26 In Celebration of International Youth Day – 12 August 2025 Curated by Young India Network for Good Health Leaders | Nada India Foundation “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires a seismic shift – which can only happen if we empower young people and work with them as equals.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres  🟠 Theme of IYD 2025: “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond” Every August 12th, the world celebrates International Youth Day (IYD) to honour young people's leadership, courage, and contributions. In 2025 , the spotlight is on local youth action —how young people are translating global goals into grassroots realities. Nowhere was this theme more alive than at the ActOn Youth Forum 2024–25 , organized by Nada India Foundation through its Young India Network for Good Health , mentored by Vidya Lead Academy . Since 2020, ActOn Forums have created safe, youth-led spaces to discuss publ...

Sajjid Z. Chinoy and P. Vaidyanathan Iyer recently engaged in a comprehensive discussion about the economic priorities for the new government, where Mr. Vatsyayan, an attendee, highlighted the importance of making health a national priority. The conversation focused on strategies to enhance healthcare infrastructure, promote innovation, and ensure equitable access for all citizens. Key Discussion Points: Economic Agenda and Healthcare Investments: Suneel Vatsyayan raised a crucial question about integrating good health into the national economic agenda. He stressed the need for sustainable investments in healthcare infrastructure, innovation, and access, especially in light of the socio-economic disparities worsened by the pandemic. Public vs. Private Investment: Vatsyayan noted the current trend of increasing reliance on private investment while reducing public funding in the welfare state. He questioned the type of consumer and labor force the nation aims to develop, emphasizing th...

In the picturesque town of Dharamshala, nestled in the Himalayan foothills, Nada India Team encountered a cab driver with a story that unraveled the complex relationship between affordability, individual choices, and the potential impact of health taxes on tobacco consumption. Cab Driver's Profile: In 1995, this cab driver embarked on his journey as a taxi driver, and with it began his journey with tobacco. Starting with cigarettes, he later transitioned to bidis, driven by economic considerations. Currently, he smokes four to five bidis or cigarettes daily, spending approximately Rs.40-50 on his smoking habit. Financial Impact: The cab driver's narrative sheds light on the direct correlation between the cost of tobacco and his consumption habits. The affordability factor plays a pivotal role in shaping his choices. If tobacco prices were to decrease, he expressed the intention to smoke more. Conversely, a rise in prices would compel him to either switch entirely to bidis or ...

The call to action extends to the imperative need for strengthening tobacco control laws, such as the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). These laws must not only be robust but also inclusive, specifically designed to shield children from the insidious marketing tactics employed by the tobacco industry. Ayesha's words echo the sentiment that children deserve a safe environment, free from the influence of harmful substances. In the relentless fight against substance abuse, particularly concerning children, the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act emerges as a crucial ally. As we navigate the intricate challenges posed by tobacco products and drug use, our attention is drawn to the transformative role played by dedicated members of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) hailing from Telangana, Odisha, and Uttarakhand. Currently undergoing training at the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) in Delhi, these individuals stand at the forefront of safegua...

Showcasing the goodwill of Nada Young India Network for Good Health under the mentorship of Nada India Foundation t o create a healthier Tobacco free India! The video celebrates the motivation of volunteers as change makers and catalysts promoting a healthier active lifestyle and supporting the government to reduce tobacco use among minors and adolescents ! #NadaIndiaFoundation #NYIN #youth4tobaccofreeindia #tobaccofreeindia

The saying goes that “quitters never win,” but in the case of tobacco, quitters are the real winners. Nada India Foundation is trying to help tobacco users quit by providing the support, services, and policies that enable people to quit. Big Tobacco marketing campaigns by Philip Morris, British American, Japan Tobacco, etc. make it even more challenging for smokers to quit. In our efforts, we urge policymakers to ban all Tobacco Marketing and to adopt policies to discourage tobacco use. We believe that cigarette ads seek to sell more and foster an acceptance in people's minds that smoking is natural. What the ads are showing is important. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the countries with a total ban on tobacco advertising report a seven percent drop in the consumption of tobacco products. The COVID19 pandemic has encouraged millions of tobacco users to say they want to quit. There has never been a better time to quit tobacco, and our commitment to helping t...

  "Notice the gaps in the society: when a parent fails to take protective care of their child, then the Big companies intervene to fill the void, so it is not the question of the parent but how industries are making use of the opportunity by filling the void in the society" Mr. Vatsyayan Chairperson, Nada India   was invited as a resource person by the LNJN National Institute of Criminology and Forensics science on 16-March-21 to conduct a session on Substance use among Street Children. He emphasized on monitoring of tobacco and alcohol availability around children and effective implementation of tobacco laws (COTPA 2003 and  Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (hereafter, JJ Act) . The webinar saw various participants from the field of Judiciary  and Railway Protection Force from different states like Punjab ,Rajasthan,UP Uttarakhand, Maharashtra (Mumbai), West Bengal.  More 22 people like them in police and Judiciary fro...

EXPERT OPINION TOBACCO- A BIGGER KILLER THAN CORONAVIRUS? Jun , 2020,  Prof. T K Thoma The day before yesterday [Sunday, 31May], the annual World No Tobacco Day was observed by the World Health Organization [WHO] and member countries. Two significant points may be pointed out. First, this year’s World No Tobacco Day coincides with the coronavirus pandemic and second, the United States, one of the major funders of WHO has quit the UN body. Incidentally, the US is home for some of the largest cigarette manufacturers in the world like Philip Morris and Altria. The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day is “Protecting Youth from Industry Manipulation and preventing them from Tobacco and Nicotine Use”. This may be a deviation from the usual generalized and victim-centred themes for the Day since the starting of this annual Day in 1987. The WHO has taken courage to take the bull by the horn by confronting the tobacco industry’s belligerent promotion of campai...

World No Tobacco Day-31st May 2019 was observed with a theme “Tobacco and lung health”.   Sanjeeb Kumar Khwairakpam,  Convener,  Young India Network for Good health, Nada India, Manipur along with a group of volunteers launched the signature campaign launched in Imphal.   The theme of the campaign was "Smoke Free Family Healthy Family". Minister of Health  Sh.Jyenta ji signing pledge According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2 (GATS-2)  the prevalence rate of tobacco used in any form in Manipur is 55.t% i.e. a little more half the population of Manipur are users of Tobacco in any form while the overall Indian percentage is 28.6%. Signature campaign was kicked off by  Sh.Jyenta Kumar Langpoklakpam  the Minister of Health, Manipur.  More than two hundred signatures were collected. Health Advocate Sanjeeb briefed them about the consequences of use and consumption of tobacco and tobacco products and made them pledge to spread the...

The right to health is a fundamental right and not a favour doled out by successive governments at the Centre and the state. With elections being held in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur this year, it’s time people used their vote to demand their right to health. A déjà vu moment from Odisha this week once again put the spotlight on the unacceptable gaps in India’s public health delivery. Gati Dhibar carried his dead five-year-old daughter Sumi on his shoulder for 15 km from the Palahada Community Health Centre (CHC) in the Angul district in Odisha to his village for cremation after he was couldn’t get a hearse at the hospital. Too poor to pay for transport, Dhibar’s plight echoes two similar incidents in Odisha last year – one in Malkangiri district where a man walked six km with his seven-year-old daughter’s body after the ambulance taking them to the hospital left them midway after learning that the girl had died, and the other in the Kala...

Dear Nada India, I, on behalf of my school and students,am thankful to you and Team Nada India for giving this opportunity to our students to interact with the underprivileged children,youth and women of village area of Mandi gaon. Performing a street play for them provides a sense of satisfaction as our students are sensitised towards the ground realities of people who survive in deplorable conditions.The village is a difficult place where water is scarce,as children could observe that a water tanker arrives once a week ,and water is to be carried home.Yet Nada India is extremely hopeful.It is providing unstinted support to students and families to live a life of dignity. Various practical issues like challenges faced during rehab to quit smoking and drinking or quitting drugs to develop  drug free environment were discussed with ease.Educating girl child and gender equality too was considered relevant when children suggested that girls too have a right to equal opp...

Nada India has been working on prevention and control of Non communicable Diseases at community level with a focus on stress , alcohol and tobacco prevention .This year, Nada volunteered to join other 18 civil societies  to form Healthy India Alliance for the prevention and control of NCDs in India. Genesis of the Healthy India Alliance  The global NCD Alliance (founded by four International NGO federations representing the four main NCDs-cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease) and WHO South-East Asia Regional Office convened aConsultation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from the Region in July 2015, to deliberate on priorities and strategies to advance NCD prevention and control in the Region and the role that CSOs play in this sphere.   As a follow up to this SEAR CSO Consultation, the NCD Alliance convened an Indian Civil Society Round-table to deliberate on a collaborative CSO ...