Brahmakumaris conduct 'World No Tobacco Day' campaign

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The Brahmakumaris held exhibitions and meditation exercises as part of its tobacco de-addiction efforts and awareness campaign on the dangers of smoking , marking 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31, 2024 . Meditation was presented as an alternative to tobacco use or smoking.

 

https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-brahmakumaris-world-no-tobacco-day-campaign

 

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To mark 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31, the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya is organising exhibitions, street pledges, and meditation exercises at suburban railway stations in Mumbai.

 

The campaign is part of the spiritual organisation's programmes across the country to mark the day. The World Health Organization (WHO) has dedicated 'World Tobacco Day 2024' to young people across the world who have been asked to urge governments to shield them from 'predatory tobacco marketing tactics' by cigarette manufacturers.

 

WHO, in its statement for the day, said that the industry targets youth for a lifetime of profits, creating a new wave of addiction. 'Children are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults in all regions and globally an estimated 37 million youth aged 13–15 years use tobacco,' the WHO has said.

 

 

Smoking tobacco is associated with heightened risk of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes, increased risk of loss of vision and hearing, weakened immune system vulnerable to infections, dental problems, osteoporosis and so on.

 

https://www.health.gov.au/topics/smoking-vaping-and-tobacco/about-smoking/effects

 

In addition to the detrimental impact of tobacco on health, the total economic cost of smoking (from health expenditures and productivity losses together) are estimated to be around US$ 1.4 trillion per year, equivalent in magnitude to 1.8% of the world's annual gross domestic product (GDP).

 

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