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 I think it’s important to make clear that  Article 47 of the Constitution of India  is ever more  relevant today in this market driven society. Suneel Vatsyayan   New Indian Express  As many as 3.3 million people died of alcohol-related problems the world over in 2012. According to a new study commissioned by the WHO, alcoholism has been on the rise in many parts of the world, including India. About 16 per cent of the global population, which consumes liquor infrequently, can be described as binge drinkers. The study, which examined liquor consumption in 194 member countries of the WHO, found that the consumption was the highest in Europe, though the level has remained static for the last five years. The situation was much the same in Europe and the Americas. The regions where alcohol consumption has registered a marked increase are South-East Asia and the Western Pacific area. Unfortunately, India is one of the countries where alcohol...

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...

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...

Students and teachers of CSKM Public School, Satbari, Chattarpur, celebrated World Health Week in association with the Naz Foundation(India), Nada India Foundation and World Health Organisation. Students from Std III to XII involved in various activities like an Interactive programme on HIV and AIDS, painting competition on the theme “My Delhi ! Healthy Delhi!” , oral health campaign by Dr. Raghavendra Jaiman, and a session on “Health and winning habits” by Monica Menon, Asiad player, were held. The theme of this year was “Anti-microbial Resistance: no action today, no cure tomorrow!” Students had an interactive session which dealt with issues like how AMR (Anti-Microbial Resistance) hampers the control of infectious disease, how it is a threat to the pre-antibiotic era, and the increase in cost in health care due to AMR.  http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/article2023242.ece  

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...

The closing ceremony of the Jaagriti Quit Smoking Campaign was held on 7 April, 2010. The chief speaker was Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan, Chairman, Nada India Foundation. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Ajay Rana, Director, ATPC, Mrs. Pallavi , Dr. A. K. Srivastava, Director General, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Dr. S. M. Paul Khurana, Director, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Dr. Roumi Deb, Director, Amity Institute of Anthropology, faculty members of Amity Institute of Biotechnology and students.After the introductory speech, a play was performed by the students of the Dramatics Society of Amity Institute of Biotechnology. The play showed how students succumb to smoking due to peer pressure and also the hazards of smoking. This was followed by welcoming speech by Prashant Kaushik, student coordinator of Jaagriti. Bouquets were given to Mr. and Mrs. Vatsyayan by the Director and Director General of Amity Institute of Biotechnology respectively. This was followed by lecture cum Po...