Smoke Free Mizoram

July 18th, 2009 2:01 am by tintin

Smoke Free Mizoram

Introduction: The use of tobacco in the Mizo society goes back a long way. In the olden days tobacco smoking was common while working in the fields, as it acted as an insect repellant. Till today the use of tobacco does not have any social taboo attached to it.

The National Family Health Survey II (1998-1999) and NFHS III (2005-2006) report of India has highlighted that consumption of tobacco is highest in the state of Mizoram. Mizoram has the dubious distinctive of being the ‘Tobacco Capital’ of India. The data of NFHS II (1998-1999) in detail reveals that 60% of males and 60.7% of females using any kind of tobacco and 59.4% of males and 22.1% of females using the smoked form. NFHS III (2005-2006) has reaffirmed that Mizoram state remains the ‘Tobacco Capital’ of India. An alarming rise in the consumption pattern has been observed particularly for males as use of any kind of tobacco has shot up to 82.1%. In females use of any form of tobacco remains 60.8% but smoking has gone down to 16.1% from 22.1 %.

Tobacco Control Initiatives:

The Health & Family Welfare Department has taken up a number of activities in the state to combat the menace of tobacco. It has been an uphill task due to dearth of funds for anti-tobacco activities and absence of any Tobacco Control Programme in the State or at central level. In order to obtain additional funding from other sources project proposals have been prepared and submitted to various funding agencies repeatedly over time. These efforts were rewarded finally when the department got funding for the project proposal prepared by Dr. Jane R. Ralte, OSD (Health) and submitted to Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. Under the able leadership of the Health Minister Mr. Lalrinliana Sailo; Parliamentary Secretary Mr. S. Laldingliana and Chief Secretary and Secretary (Health), Mr. Van Hela Pachuau, the project is being implemented in the state. In order to streamline and coordinate various initiatives and activities in Tobacco Control it was decided to constitute Mizoram State Tobacco Control Society.

Mizoram State Tobacco Control Society

Mizoram State Tobacco Control Society (MSTCS) has been constituted on the 25^th March 2009 and registered under Mizoram Societies Registration Act 2005 (Act No. 13 of 2005), Registration No.MSR243 of 09.04.2009. Chairman of MSTCS, Mr. Van Hela Pachuau, is also Chief Secretary & Secretary (Health), Government of Mizoram. Dr. Jane R. Ralte, State Focal Point, who is the pioneer in the fight against tobacco in the state of Mizoram is the overall in charge of all the tobacco control programs within the state of Mizoram. It is supported by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The Union).

Different outreach programs have been conducted in the form of anti-tobacco awareness programs in schools, colleges, communities, churches, training programs, sensitization workshop, meetings etc. Observation of World No Tobacco Day is also one of the highlights of the activities of the society in 2009. The following are the programs undertaken by MSTCS for creation of ‘Smoke Free Mizoram’:-

1) Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use: This foundation was established by New York Mayor, Mr. Michael Bloomberg, to undertake stronger fight against tobacco in the whole world. Any organization in the world can apply for the grant. Twenty applicants were selected all over the world in Round 4. Mizoram was one of the fortunate few to get funding of USD 293,462 ( Rs. 1, 46, 73,100) for 24 months.

2) WHO Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC), Civil Hospital, Aizawl: This project was formulated in order to have a more meaningful and stronger tobacco control programme by the World Health Organization. People who want to abstain from tobacco use can seek professional assistance in the TCC. It was formally inaugurated on the 31^st of May 2005 on the Occasional of World No Tobacco Day by the then Health Minister of the state. From inception TCC has been constantly working in the fight against tobacco and its various products.

3) National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has developed this programme so that the fight against tobacco can be carried out much stronger at the district level. This programme is being implemented in Aizawl West and Lunglei Districts of Mizoram.

It is never too late to quit!!!!!!!

Come to us before it’s too late!!

Tobacco Cessation Clinic

      Civil Hospital, Aizawl
      Room No- 509, Laboratory Building
      For details please contact #9862889553, #9436352914

2. Tobacco Cessation Clinic

CMO Office
Kulikawn, Aizawl
For details please contact #9856692719, #9612323934, and #9612082298

3. Tobacco Cessation Clinic

Civil Hospital, Lunglei
For details please contact #9856468672, #9862300962, #9436147879, and #9436370398

4. Mizoram State Tobacco control Society
M-15, Chaltlang Venglai
Aizawl

For details please contact #9862770368, #9862383991, #9862372168, #9612666681, #0389-2306663.

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18 Responses to “Smoke Free Mizoram”

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Ditto Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 4:33 am
Full support ka pe leh e
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kungawrhi Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 6:09 am
A tha,a tha,mahse Total Prohibition ang vel tho niang !,,hehehe
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V-a_USA Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 6:14 am
The most effective way I know in quiting any tobacco products, is not from our will power alone which we have very little (or none at all) in combating the cravings cause by nicotine, but with spiritual components – The Bible tells us that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and we should not defile it (1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 6:19), and God wants us to keep our body healthy [3John 2]. You may not be a Seventh-day Adventist, but I can guarantee you, that you will benefit and enjoy life even more (abundant living John 10:10) if you pay attention and adhere to their health messages, I did long ago, it makes a lot of sense to me! The most healthy people in the United States are those who live Seventh-day Adventist lifestyles, check it out, it’s in the National Geographic reports!
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mzvision Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Full support ka pe a; kan in ah hian smoke free (zial zuk loh-na hmun) turin 1986 atrang khan ka lo puang ve tawh a, min zah der sak kan in leng leh lo chuangkai zz chungah ka lawm khop mai kei misual hi. Ama’rawh chu min zawm sak duh lo mi tlemte ka tawnga; an han zu lui tralh mai chu rilru hi a na ve duh khawp mai nia :!:

A hmun a hun thliar thiam hi hnam puitling zia chu ani ngawt mai. Dan siam ve lema, kenkawh lemloh, thlah dul em em si ang te hi chuan hnam piang sualah min hruai lut mek chu anih hi.

Switzerland ah chuan Red light hi traffic dang awm miah lo mahse an jump ngai miah lo an tih ang te hi kan zir chu a ngai hle ani.
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XaiA Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 7:21 am
A nghei a nghei ai chuan sim daih chi mawle.mahse tuibur ka hmuam khanglang :lol:
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lalpuikhuma Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Smoking hi chu a buaithlak tawh khawp mai,zinna vel ah te hian,a tui ve zek bawk si…Zawlaidi ai mah mahin!
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zopatriot Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Kei misual hian Meizial zuk sim dan leh that loh lampang tlem a zawng ka lo contribute ve ang e….Mizo tawng ngat in
Heng zawhna thenkhat chhana hi dah a ni.

Him taka meizuk dan kawng a awm em?
Meizuk hi a zawngchhang tak tak theih em?
Nicotine chuan entin nge hna a thawh?
Meizuk hian cancer a thlen em?
Engvangin nge meizu mi zawng zawngte hian chuap cancer an vei loh?
Cigarette zuk hian chuap natna a thlen thei em?
Nu naupai lai leh a naupai tan meizuh hi a pawina a awm em?
https://miyzone.blogspot.com/20.....wm-em.html
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VaiVa Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Ka hmelma hlir ini a! Hmanni ah pawh Boss in min khak hlak mai! Nghei dan chu Zopatriot a ziah hi ka chhiar a, a har eeeee… Vai ho hian zu aiin an ngai sual leh nghal a. Zu ka inlo tih ngawt hi chhuanlam a tling lo an bulah chuan zu in kha an support zawh! he he…. Mah se Mizoramah an lo khap bawk si azuin hi! Mizoramah ka awm rih lo bawk a, ka lo support ve phawt ang e
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Lily_parmawia Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
An sumfai dawn Rs.1,46,73,100 hian meizu miah lo tan Health Care scheme hran kan siam don a mi? phiamthu

Heti zat atam sum dong chuan in theih tawp han chhuah mawlh teh u..
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Diktea_Pa Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Umm! Hman deuh khan hlimsang pakhat hian “Pathian In i nia, meizial zuk khuk hlut hlut reng mai hi thil mawi lo a ni…..” ti in mi zilh nek tawh a. “A khai, ka pi kei chu Pathian inah pawh choka lam ka niang a chu ti chu? a khu chhuah na lam” tiin fiama trawng zui vak dan a hre ta lova “Nang hi chu i hnial hrat em mai!” min ti a. Kei lah chuan “Hnial tu awm lovin a hnial hrat ngawt theih dawn em ni?” ka ti zui ta hram a.

Nia “Meizial ling hmawr ah chuan mi A lu a awm an” ti lawm. A dik khawp mai, meizial ka zuk ve a tang hian ka thil hriat rei theihna a tla hniam hle tih ka hre chhuak a. Ngei ka tum tih thlengin ka theihnghil thei nia!
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caribou Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Zu aia zial zuk a that lohna dan a awm. Zu kan in chuan a thatlohna zawng zawng nen kan lem vek. Zial kan zuk erawh chuan a khu midang nen kan in-share tlang vek.
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Diktea_Pa Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
@caribou chu ti chu ka bul a i awm a zial tlawn khat ka zuk chuan Re 1/- chu dil tel ve zel i ngai dawn a nih chu!

@VaiVa thlaphang reng reng suh, “A khu ur nge nge a tlo” an tia nia!
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caribou Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
@Diktea_Pa: Meikhu hmanga min ur chuah hnep i tum avangin pawisa ka chawi tir zawk dawn che. Meizial taksa tana a thatna an hmu chuak har lutuk hi chu a mak ngawt mai.
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tintin Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Min support tak tak tu te in awm avangin kan lawm hle mai. Tun ah hian COTPA(Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Act thar kan hriat tur chi te rawn tar lan kan tum leh dawn nia.Eng tik lai pawh in contact theih rneg kan ni e, pH number kan rawn tarlan ah te khan.
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Ditto Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
District tin ah in clinic hi din dan awm thei se kan chhawr leh zual ang.

Slogan tur te hi a thawh thei em
‘If Health is wealth
Quit smoking gain wealth’

:smile:
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donnylee Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Hnam naupang te ni si hi zuk leh hmuam lama kan sang lutuk hi chu a zialo khawp mai. Meizial chu sawiloh, Kuhva, khaini, sahdah, tuibur chenin a trawp zawng2 kan fawmkhawm a. Heng hi chu vai ho pawn an ti thra duh lo, a trenghneng te2 bak chuan an ti duh miah lo. A thrat loh mai bakah a ch.k lo lulai emai, hetiang thil hi chu i sim daih ang u
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muantea Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
a topic ringawt atang chuan ram kang khu lam emaw ka’n tih dawn chu le!!! Meizial hi chu simsan daih tlak a ni, hetiang khawpa endawng anih tak avang hian ka khawngaiha ka la zu mai mai chu a nih hi:) MI hunah zuk inphal dawn loh chuan ka nghei ang!
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Siakzapauva Says:
July 18th, 2010 at 12:28 am
Meizial hi chu zuk tur a siam mah ni se zu miah lo ila kan hrisel ngawt ang.Vaihlo leh a kaihhnawih chi hrim hrim ah hian hrisel tak sawi tur a vång e mai …
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