Nada India Foundation News update

  "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...

Nada India Foundation as Governing Board member of Health India Alliance supported and  signed the  statement by PLWNCDs including the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance).  The statement was  submitted  to MoHFW, UNDP India and WHO Country Office for India.   A statement by PLWNCDs including the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance) PLWNCDs need special attention India has reported 785996 active cases as of COVID-19 with 65288 deaths and 2839882 recoveries (September 1, 2020; MoHFW website). Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and co-morbidities, specifically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes are major risk factors for developing severe manifestations of COVID-19.  As per data available on the website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (MoHFW, GoI), more than 70% of deaths from COVID-19 are due to co-morbidities. The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread health ...

Delhi 02 Feb – On World Cancer Day, countries, the World Health Organization and civil society – including Nada India – are joining forces to raise awareness of the global cancer burden and take further steps to better prevent and reduce cancer. The need to step up cancer prevention and control around the world is immense. For instance, the WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. [The greatest increase (an estimated 81%) in new cases will occur in low- and middle-income countries, where survival rates are currently lowest.] After tobacco (18%), alcohol is the second biggest cause of cancer – long before other risk factors such as infections (3%), physical inactivity, or sunlight. ”The fact that alcohol is a carcinogen has been clearly confirmed,” says [Insert name and organization]. “In fact, science knows since the 1980s that alcohol causes cancer. But we are concerned because public awareness and policy ...

  Approximately 22% college students skip their breakfast and 80% habitually take snacks at least once a day.  *Dr. Atul Pratap Singh India needs solutions to several challenges that have damaged overall health and wellbeing of the people. These challenges are related to health, harmful effects of unhealthy food advertisements and eating habits, impurity of air, water and soil and vulnerability of regions to climate change. Human health and climate change should be an integral part of sustainability practices in the universities and college campuses as the youth may become the ambassador of change and development. Hence, we need to focus towards incorporating health, specifically health related to eating habits and eco-friendly environment into the sustainability movement taking place in higher educational institutions.  It is expected that universities and college will take initiatives, become front liners and set the goals for environmental sustainability to launch ...

The erstwhile health policy through an incremental approach had identified the need of new investments in the public health sector. It had also created a vision of investment of 2.5% of Indian GDP for the health sector by 2025 to create a self reliant and  Atmanirbhar bharat . States  were directed to spend more than 8% of their state budget for the public health sector.  *Anandajit Goswami, PhD Good Health Champion Awardee  Recent NSSO data shows that India has 20 health workers per 20,000 people. As per WHO standard, the minimum number should be 22. While India was earlier poised at 19 and has now increased to 20, we still have not achieved the milestone of 22. Moreover, though, more than 70% of these people are in rural India, only 30% of the health work- force is in the rural sector.  Majority of the health work- force is also employed in the private sector. The work force comprises nurses and they are spread over a wide range of health relat...

Greetings to all,   We at Nada India Foundation would like to thank all the volunteers around the country, working with zeal and passion towards building a better society in terms of health, disease and overall well-being. 2020 will be one of the most memorable year for all us and especially for Nada India Foundation as we turn 20 years! On the occasion of International Volunteers Day, we invite you to attend  the most awaited event of the year: National Youth Conclave 2020.  The main motive of this event revolves around :- 1. Understanding volunteerism as an altruistic behaviour necessary for personal and community well-being 2. Working towards integration of Covid-19 and (Non Communicable Diseases ) NCDs in the life course approach to make it more inclusive for all age groups. 3. Addressing marketing strategies by Big Food, Alcohol & Tobacco that is targeted towards adolescents  4. Prioritising adolescent health over profit oriented industries 5. Ways to emp...

The actor Rajkummar Rao officially released the Aaj Se Thoda Kam campaign. He encouraged the citizens to reduce salt, sugar and fat intake with a simple message. We urge young people to join Young India Network as health advocates to achieve 30% relative reduction in sodium intake use by 2025 and halt the rise in prevalence of diabetes by addressing key policy issues like College, school & workplace canteen Availability of unhealthy foods around school, college & workplace