International Women’s Day State events
International Women’s Day Event – Goa
Consumer VOICE New Delhi in association with National Organization for tobacco eradication (NOTE) India, and Self Help Group is of Goa organized sensitization programme to mark the International Women’s Day on 9 March 2024 at Mapusa, Goa. The programme was attended by more than 300 women from various health groups within the state of Goa. Women members also participated in a slogan writing competition held alongside the program, on the theme of Strengthen Tobacco Control Law to Save Lives and Empowering Women towards a Smoke-Free Healthy Future. On the occasion, women from different walks appealed to strengthen tobacco control law to curb the tobacco menace. They also urged to remove the designated smoking areas to make India 100 percent smoke free and banning the point of sale to save the younger children and youth from the menace of tobacco. All the slogans were sent to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Sh.Narendra Modi Ji with letter representation by NOTE and Self Help Groups.
No Smoking Day event in Goa:
Consumer Voice New Delhi in association with National Organization for tobacco eradication (NOTE) India organized an awareness program on E-cigarettes in the premises of Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi-Ponda Goa to observe ‘No Smoking Day’. Around 75 students from various departments attended the program. E-cigarettes are sometimes called “e-cigs,” “vapes,” “e-hookahs,” “vape pens,” and “electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).” Some e-cigarettes look like regular cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Some look like USB flash drives, pens, and other everyday items.