New Delhi: Consumption of Smartless Tobacco, the main causes of cancer, remains one of the largest Indian problems in the field of public health, using such products using more than one of five people. To resolve the crisis, the Agency for Prevention of Medical Research (ICMR) (ICMR) forced the 100 high -risk districts in 14 states for targeted intervention. Together, these districts represent 68% of smokeless tobacco users in the ground.
In addition to smoking products such as cigarettes and Beedis, tobacco is widely used in smokeless forms that are chewed, sniffed or applied to the gums.
The epicenter of the crisis
The 100 high-risk districts identified by the National Institute for the Prevention and Research of Cancer (NICPR) through a comprehensive analysis of the National Family Health-5 survey (2019–2021) are epicenter of the national tobacco crisis.
According to the report, countries with the highest number of such districts include Madhya Pradesh (15), Odisha (14), Bihar (11), Uttar Pradesh (11) and Gujarat (10). This approach is designed to achieve maximum impact with concentrated resources, ensuring that effort is focused where they are most needed.
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Mathematical modeling of ICMR suggests that a 30% reduction in the consumption of headless tobacco in these 100 districts could lead to a nationwide decline to 22.8% of 27.4%. This scientific accuracy is a characteristic feature of a new strategy, the officials said.
“Our study has identified the exact epicenter of the Indian tobacco crisis,” Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh, Head Scientist of ICMR-NICPR. “Five countries contribute 61 out of 100 districts with a high railing. Madhya Pradesh leads with 15 districts, showing 67.5% to 50.9% prevalence, followed by ODISha with 14 districts.
Dr. Singh said the Gujarat government has already begun to discuss the report, a sign of its potential for the real world application. “Soon we are going to present our report before the Ministry of Health on the basis of a national consultation meeting held last month in Delhi,” he said, indicating that wider changes in policy were immediate.
Multidimensional cooperation
The strategy represents a multi -world cooperation. “We are not just about using tobacco as a health problem.” Identifying 100 specific districts gives us surgical accuracy in our national efforts to control tobacco. “
In addition to regulatory measures, legal guidelines for enforcement and health care, it focuses on community boredom and corporate liability to achieve concentrated pressure against headless tobacco.
First, the plan requires the establishment of dedicated working groups for recovery in these districts with a high railing. These teams will undergo specialized training in the laws on tobacco control, including the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) and the Justice Act. Among their obligations will also be forced by advertising bans and sales restrictions, especially near educational institutions, to protect young people from the dangers of tobacco. However, the report does not affect any curbs for alternative accompaniment of these products.
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The report also issues several key recommendations to achieve their goals and a call for the development of action -specific action plans with measurable goals and clear implementation time axes.
It proposes to integrate the event against smokeless tobacco directly into primary health care, especially in areas with high pre -preparing. In order to humiliate tobacco users to give up, it is recommended to initiate community attorney campaigns that use the models of mutual education and credible influences of the community to spread awareness.
Prolongation of liability
The plan also requires the implementation of frames with extended producer responsibility (EPR) to cause smokeless tobacco companies to finance the cleaning and disposal of their product waste.
This extensive use of smooth tobacco contributes to a stunning 383,248 deaths in India annually, of which 237 077 were men. Consumption of headless tobacco is the main cause of cancer, coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive lung disease.
“The evidence is clear, the goals are defined and the paths are mapped,” said the report from the research unit of cancer prevention.
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