Young India Network for Good Health

The report of WHO Mapping of Indian Civil Society Organisations for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases is now available.   Key highlights include: Resourcing and lack of coordination are the top challenges for CSO response to NCDs in the country State level CSOs are more enthusiastic about collective action CSOs outside the health sector have interest, experience and potential to contribute to the NCD response Capacity building is the priority for younger CSOs, while those with more years of experience prefer advocacy for policy change. The report also lends insights into the specific sub streams in the CSO movement (by NCDs, risk factors and related issues) that you may find relevant to your respective areas of work.  Healthy India Alliance ,(Nada India is governing board member ) helped to disseminate survey and gather response. 

Hundreds of women staged a hunger strike in front of the Prakasam Bhavan here on Monday demanding closure of all liquor shops on the national and State highways following the Supreme Court’s order in letter and spirit. Leading the protest, National Federation of Indian Women State general secretary P. Durga Bhavani said it was unfortunate that the State government had issued a notification to change the nomenclature of the highways into district major roads to circumvent the court’s order passed to prevent road mishaps. Instead of restricting liquor shops, the State government foisted ‘criminal cases’ on women demanding closure of wine shops in residential areas, she lamented. Noting that campaigns against HIV/AIDS and smoking had paid dividends, NFIW State president V. Jayalakshmi said a similar campaign against liquor should be undertaken by the government sincerely to wean away people from the vice. When States like Bihar and Gujarat could implement prohibition what preve...