World Health Organization(WHO) and its partners together in a collaboration declared 31st May as “WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY” , highlighting health issues and risks associated with tobacco use and tried to bring up new techniques and policies to reduce tobacco consumption.
The basic theme which they kept for this great inspirational day is:
“Tobacco-A Threat To Development”
Though tobacco is a threat to health ,environment and society, but it is a huge threat to our industry development as well.
Although we have heard the importance of sustainable development of a country.
But tobacco industry is a threat to the sustainable development of almost all countries.
Societal Development:
It starts from our society and the environment.
When the citizens of a country will be diseased , will the country progress?
When the environment isn’t pure, where can you see the development??
When the society is unhappy , will there be any development???
ANSWER IS NO , tobacco is a reason for increasing poverty, increasing taxes, financial issues and much more
Every year large number of people are diseased because of tobacco and many more people die .This cause a lot f suffering and loss to families. No source of income for them.
Eventually they tend to face poverty. THIS IS DEFINITELY A THREAT TO DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTRY.
Secondly, the workers working day and night in tobacco industries are actually supposed to be seen at school, and instead they are getting diseased at this age working in these factories..
“DEPRIVATION OF EDUCATION AS WELL AS DISEASED AT A CHILDHOOD AGE IS DEFINITELY A THREAT TO DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THESE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY.
Societal development and industrial development are concomitant. One follows as a consequence of the other. If society will prosper, only then our industries can flourish.
WHO CAN HELP TO CONTROL THE SITUATION:
Though the Policies made by government regarding tobacco control have been quite effective.
Food and Drugs Administration is a regulatory agency which has approved various products like nicotine gum , nicotine nasal sprays for smoking cessation.
Those who want to quit smoking but have become addictive and are facing extremely deleterious side effects related to health can try this out.
E-cigarettes are also available for cessation aid but, not yet approved by FDA.
People who are making these products can also play a great role towards control. They should commit to stop making tobacco products. Those consuming them should relinquish the practice.
Money spent on tobacco can be used for essential needs like healthy food, healthcare ,education etc.
Those involved in environment welfare work can organize rallies to spread message and display maximum posters.
These measures can contribute a lot towards our all round development and make our planet earth a heaven to live in.
