- गोवा सरकारGovernment Of Goa
- स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय
Introduction
Schemes
Acts & Rules
Statistics
IEC Activities
Introduction
- Government of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) in the year 2007-08, with the aim to
- (i)Create awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption,
- (ii) Reduce the production and supply of tobacco products,
- (iii) Ensure effective implementation of the provisions under “The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003” (COTPA)
- (iv) Help the people quit tobacco use, and
- (v) Facilitate implementation of strategies for prevention and control of tobacco advocated by WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control.
The main thrust areas for the NTCP are as under
- i)Training of health and social workers, NGOs, school teachers, and enforcement officers;
- (ii) Information, education, and communication (IEC) activities;
- (iii) School programmes;
- (iv) Monitoring of tobacco control laws;
- (v) Coordination with Panchayati Raj Institutions for village level activities;
- (vi) Setting-up and strengthening of cessation facilities including provision of pharmacological treatment facilities at district level.
- Aims of National Tobacco Control Programme in Goa
- Prevent initiation of smoking /Smokeless tobacco
- Promoting Quitting of smoking /Smokeless tobacco
- Eliminate Exposure to smoking /Smokeless tobacco
- Reduce Demand of cigarettes /Smokeless tobacco
National Tobacco programme is implemented through a three-tier structure:
- National Tobacco Control Cell
- State Tobacco Control Cell
- (iii) District Tobacco Control
Staff pattern under National Tobacco Control Programme
State Tobacco Control Cell (STCC):
State Nodal Officer State
Consultant (NTCP)
Legal Consultant
District Tobacco Control Programme:
District Nodal Officer
District Consultant (NTCP)
Social Worker + Psychologist/Counselor
Schemes
- Awareness Programmes on COTPA Act 2003 and ill effects of tobacco are conducted regularly in all the Schools & educational institutions by Social Worker, Psychologist & Counsellor.
- Anti-Tobacco IEC posters have been distributed to all secondary schools and alsoPosters showing different health hazards of Tobacco. These are especially made for the school children and the non-tobacco users to make them aware and say no to tobacco.
- Tobacco Control Committees are constituted in majority schools in Both the Districts of Goa.
- 2 Tobacco Cessation Centers are functional at North and South District
- Tobacco Cessation Services are provided at both the District Hospitals such as Counselling & Pharmacotherapy.
Acts & Rules
Prohibition-of-Smoking-and-Spitting-Act
Letter frpm PH regarding tobacco free educational instutional institution
Statistics
National Tobacco Control Programme (January 2023-March23)
North Goa District Tobacco Cessation Center
| Month | Total Patients Screened | New Tobacco users | Smoking | Smokeless | Reduced | Quit | Relapse | Patients counseled |
| January 2023-March 23 | 587 | 166 | 60 | 106 | 395 | 4 | 7 | 692 |
South Goa District Tobacco Cessation Center
| Month | Total Patients Screened | New Tobacco users | Smoking | Smokeless | Reduced | Quit | Relapse | Patients counseled |
| January 2023-March 23 | 199 | 104 | 26 | 80 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 232 |
Number of person counseled at Tobacco cessation centers for the year :
April 2019 to March 2020:4257
April 2020 to June 2020:327
IEC Activities
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