Tobacco Free Generation

03/10/2025

🚭 Let’s break the chain. Let’s raise our voice against passive smoking.
Because when one smokes, two suffer. 💔

20/09/2025

🚭 Towards a To***co-Free Future!

On 11th Sept 2025, Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Paschim Bardhaman, in collaboration with MANT, organized the Barabani Smoke-Free Panchayat Samity Declaration Programme. 🌍✨
With 33 participants, the session sensitized Panchayat Samity members & officials on the health & economic burden of to***co, COTPA 2003 enforcement, and their vital role in building a healthier West Bengal. 💪💚

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Vital Strategies Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal World Health Organization (WHO) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Kolkata Police

29/08/2025

🚭 Say NO to to***co, say YES to life. 💙
Every puff shortens a future, every choice can save one. Let’s choose health, hope, and happiness. 🌍✨

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Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West BengalVital StrategiesWorld Health Organization (WHO) WHO IndiaKolkata Police

23/08/2025

🚭✨ Paschim Bardhaman is stepping towards a healthier tomorrow! ✨🚭

On 8th & 18th August 2025, the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Paschim Bardhaman, in collaboration with MANT, organised the Smoke-Free Panchayat Samity Declaration Programmes at Raniganj and Andal. 🌿

The sessions aimed to orient and empower Panchayat Samity members, officials, and Pradhans on:
✅ The health & economic burden of to***co use
✅ Enforcement of COTPA 2003 (Sections 4, 5, 6, 7)
✅ The crucial role of Panchayat leaders in ensuring to***co control

With 20 active participants in each programme, the message was loud and clear—
💡 Grassroots leadership is the backbone of a to***co-free future.

Together, Raniganj and Andal have taken the first step towards building smoke-free villages and creating a healthier Paschim Bardhaman for generations to come. 💪🌍

***coFreeFuture
Vital Strategies Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India World Health Organization (WHO)

01/08/2025

🚭 Empowering Change, One Block at a Time!

In a joint initiative by the District Health & Family Welfare Department, Purba Bardhaman, and MANT, ASHA workers across Burdwan II, Mongalkote, and Raina II Blocks received in-depth training on To***co Control and the COTPA 2003 Act. From understanding the devastating health and economic impacts of to***co use to learning the enforcement guidelines of Sections 4, 5, and 6 — these 142 ASHA warriors are now better equipped to lead the fight against to***co at the grassroots level.

💡 Knowledge. 💬 Awareness. 💥 Action.

Let’s build a to***co-free West Bengal, together! 🌱

***cofreebengal ***co ***cocontrol
Vital Strategies Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India World Health Organization (WHO) WHO India Kolkata Police

12/07/2025

🎙️ Episode 3: Apurba Bhattacharya । Unfiltered: Youth vs To***co
Psychologist, National To***co Control Programme, Alipurduar, West Bengal

Psychologist Apurba Bhattacharya explores the emotional and psychological aspects of to***co use among youth. She discusses how stress, peer influence, and industry manipulation affect young minds—and how mental health support and education can be powerful tools for change.

youtube link : https://youtu.be/V4j4Ootcqn8?si=JhGygaYVjgrRjLxg

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Vital Strategies Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Kolkata Police World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) WHO India West Bengal Police UNICEF UNICEF India

Apurba Bhattacharya, Psychologist, National To***co Control Programme, Alipurduar, West BengalPsychologist Apurba Bhattacharya explores the emotional and psy...

11/07/2025

🚭 Empowering ASHA Warriors to Combat To***co! 🚭

The District Health & Family Welfare Department, Purba Bardhaman, in collaboration with MANT, conducted two impactful ASHA Training Programmes on COTPA 2003—Ketugram I Block (16th June) and Ketugram II Block (19th June)—to strengthen to***co control efforts at the grassroots level.

💡 Highlights of the Sessions:
✅ Inaugural addresses by BMOHs of Ketugram I & II Blocks, inspiring ASHA workers to lead the change.
✅ Interactive PowerPoint presentations on the health & economic burden of to***co, COTPA 2003 (Sections 4, 5, 6), and enforcement strategies.
✅ Special focus on protecting adolescents, pregnant women, and lactating mothers from to***co harm.
✅ Total 107 ASHAs trained—now equipped to drive awareness and enforcement in their communities!

🌟 Key Outcomes:
✔ Anti-to***co signage will be displayed at public places & health centers for greater visibility.
✔ ASHAs pledged to actively educate communities, ensuring a to***co-free future for Purba Bardhaman!

🙌 A big salute to our ASHA workers—the real changemakers! Their dedication is paving the way for a healthier, to***co-free West Bengal. Let’s support them in this crucial mission! 💪

***coFreeIndia ***coControl

Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Kolkata Police Vital Strategies WHO India World Health Organization (WHO) West Bengal Police UNICEF UNICEF India

04/07/2025

🎙️ Episode 2: Subarnamayi Koley Samanta । Unfiltered: Youth vs To***co
Social Worker, District Health & Family Welfare Samiti, Purba Bardhaman

Social worker Subarnamayi Koley Samanta takes us to the grassroots, where awareness meets resistance. She shares stories from the field about how to***co affects vulnerable youth, especially in low-income communities, and highlights the role of community-based education in prevention.

YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/5Gmo-ytG-mQ?si=iV0AXaYNTSPIMB1i

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Vital Strategies Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India World Health Organization (WHO) WHO India West Bengal Police Kolkata Police UNICEF UNICEF India

Subarnamayi Koley Samanta , Social Worker, District Health & Family Welfare Samiti, Purba BardhamanSocial worker Subarnamayi Koley Samanta takes us to the gr...