Shri Venkateshwara University and VIMS Multispeciality Hospital marked Anti-Tobacco Day by organizing a seminar on the detrimental effects of smoking and tobacco consumption.
Renowned doctors took part in the seminar to educate the public, especially the youth, about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption and advised them to avoid using tobacco.
Further, we conducted an awareness rally to ban smoking & tobacco in the entire country.
The Venkateshwara Group Founder President Dr Sudhir Giri, IAS Mr. Rajesh Tyagi, Pro Chancellor Dr Rajeev Tyagi & the ADM Mr. Surendra Singh inaugurated the event by lighting a lamp to Goddess Saraswati.
The Additional SP Mr. Rajeev Singh, Dr BN Singh, Dr Mahendra Singh & Dr Habib Ur Rehman joined them to unveil the seminar & awareness rally on the occasion of Anti-Tobacco Day.
Dr. Sudhir Giri, the Founder President of the Venkateshwara Group, emphasized that the students and faculty members at both the Gajraula and Meerut campuses will organize an awareness rally and urge people to quit smoking altogether.
Under the Healthy India Campaign, VIMS, & Shri Venkateshwara University will jointly conduct the anti-tobacco campaign.
The keynote speaker & outgoing CMO (Haryana Govt.) Dr Mahendra Singh informed that how dangerous tobacco consumption is can be gauged from the fact that every year over 70 lakh people lose their life because of smoking. Out of these, over 40 lakh fall prey to pulmonary cancer alone.
Dr Mahendra Singh is presently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine.
Mr. Rajesh Tyagi, the DM and IAS Officer, confirmed that the Venkateshwara Group not only provides outstanding higher education but also promotes social causes for the welfare of all.
The Pro Chancellor Dr Rajeev Tyagi affirmed through the message No to Smoking Yes to Life the Venkateshwara Group will appeal the Government to ban tobacco in the country.
Seminar on the occasion of Anti-Tobacco Day
Renowned Doctors Dr HK Singh, Dr MK Banerjee, & Dr Namita Jaggi from Delhi also addressed the national seminar. Later, the students conducted street plays on the harmful effects of smoking & appealed to people to quit smoking.
Those present included Dr Habib Ur Rehman from the Department of Community Medicine, Programme Coordinator Dr BN Singh, HOD Dr Mahendra Singh,& the Assistant Chief Spokesperson Dr Alankrita Jain.
Dr Rupayan, Dr Komal Saini, Navneet Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Manish Kumar, Gajendra Singh, Pravendra Kumar Bhartiya, Rahul Agnihotri, Arvind Kumar, & Sudesh Chaudhary were all present.
Also present were Aniket Pant, Hammad Ali Ahmed, Misal Ahmed, Fardeen Aftab, Farzana Bano, Samia Farheen, Meghna Panwar, Shagufta Khan and the Media Incharge Mr. Vishwas Rana among others.
