"No Tobacco Tuesdays for Tots" A joint Initiative of ASA- India & Nada India I recently became a medical intern at Maulna Azad Medical College Delhi and the dream for truly making a difference in our society has started to become a reality with the help of this amazing opportunity of running a month long campaign on passive smoking in children, called, "No Tobacco Tuesdays for Tots". Dr.Vrinda Pahuja: A Young Medical Intern and Volunteer I remember when my team at AMSA India and I were brainstorming about a campaign for "World No Tobacco Day 2020", we could have never predicted that we would be able to collaborate with a reputable NGO like Nada India Foundation. Through Nada India, I also had the honour of representing the medical fraternity on the panel discussion on "Engaging Young People To Respond To New Emerging Tobacco Threats" that happened on 1st June'20 which also kickstarted the campaign. Listening to other...
Young India Network is a youth (14-30 years) driven network for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and its risk factors, formed with a vision of having a meaningful involvement of youth and People Living With NCDs in the advocacy of health agenda in India with a primary focus on alcohol and drug use as major risk factors for both communicable and NCDs. It aims to contribute in achieving the Goal 3 of Sustainable Development Goals,ensuring healthy lives .