Promoting Smoke Free Local Government and Public Spaces in Chittagong Division
| Coverage | Chittagong City Corporation, Cox Bazaar, Comilla and Feni municipalities in 4 Districts in Chittagong Division |
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| Duration | April 2009 to March 2011 |
Title of the Project-
“Promoting Smoke Free Local Government and Public Spaces in Chittagong Division”
Supported by
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CFTFK) and Bloomberg Initiatives
Purpose of the project-
To promote smoke free local government and public spaces within Chittagong Division, by advocating for smoke free policies and practice at City Corporation and Municipal level as a preventive and regulatory mechanism in compliance with National Smoking and Tobacco control Act 2005
Objectives
- Inform, persuade and form a coalition of supportive government institution, local business, journalists, non governmental organizations and community based organizations in Chittagong Division by September 2009.
- Support the development and adoption of the model institutional policies for Chittagong city corporation and 3 Municipalities in Cox;s Bazar, Commilla and Feni Districts by June 2010
- Strengthen the enforcement of 100% smoke free policies and practice in Chittagong city corporation and 3 municipalities by December 2010
- Enhance sharing of experiences and knowledge across model institutions to allow replication of promising practices and lesson in smoking and tobacco control in Chittagong division, other cities and nationally.
Geographical Coverage
Project is being implemented in 4 selected local government areas namely Chittagong City Corporation, Cox Bazaar, Comilla and Feni municipalities in 4 Districts in Chittagong Division.
Project Duration
24 Months (April 2009-March 2011)
Partnerships
Partnership building is a core approach applied in the project implementation. To enable realization of the project objectives YPSA has been building partnership with;
- Chittagong City Corporation
- The Municipal administrations of Feni, Comilla and Cox’s Bazar district
- Taskforce Committees of Tobacco Control Law at District level
- District Press Clubs
- The Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA); YPSA will work with the alliance platform to advocate for stronger national and regional coordination and enforcement of the national law
- Work for Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust
- National Tobacco Control Cell
- YPSA intends to involve a wide range of stakeholders to including the Ministry of Health, and Family Welfare and Ministry of Home Affairs
Activities
- Conduct Orientation workshop with different stakeholders
- Establish a proactive civil society coalition
- Capacity Need Assessment
- Develop model institutional policy
- Advocacy and lobbing for the adoption and 100% enforcement of the smoke free policy
- Publications like Poster, sticker, digital talking book, booklet
- Public awareness through rallies
- Hold press briefing
- Develop report card on the progress of developing and Implementation of the institutional policies and national law
- Participate and share experiences in relevant national and international forum
- Organize and support International and National exposure visit
News on smoke free campaign prior to project period
Workshop on Tobacco control
YPSA organized a divisional workshop on Tobacco control under the "Strengthening Bangladeshi tobacco control through GO-NGO cooperation for improved FCTC implementation" with the support of WBB Trust & The Union on 9 March 2008 at YPSA-HRDC Chittagong. Representatives of 24 organizations from 8 districts of Bangladesh participated in the workshop.
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YPSA and Chittagong Civil Surgeon Office jointly observed World No Tobacco Day 2008 on 31 May at Chittagong
Download program report (Bangla) pdf 1.42 mb
YPSA, Shining Hill and Para jointly observed World No Tobacco Day 2008 on 31 May at Rangamati.
Download program report (Bangla) pdf 464 kb
Campaign of anti tobacco to be continued as raised in the seminar
World Health Organization declared the 31st may as World No Tobacco Day. This day is celebrated trough out the world in every year.
YPSA significantly observed World No Tobacco Day `07 in Rangamati, Coxbazar, Bandarban and Chittagong with the support of WHO. YPSA arranged rally, seminar program in every region and distributed leaflets, stickers and copy of government ordinances, to the people, for awarness about tobacco control. Signboards were setup in every imperative public places.
Representatives from the department of health, family planning, Youth development, Forest and Drug control of the government, also the representatives from civil society, print and electronic media and also NGO officials, indigenous people, religious leaders were present in the rallies and seminars. 
Approximately a total of 1200 people were participated in those events.
YPSA also observed this day in the head office as well as all the brunch office of Chittagong.
The theme of “Creation of smoke free environment†was ascertained by the WHO in this year.
Speakers said in the seminar that tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world. People are suffering from many diseases as lung cancer, asthma, heart diseases and high blood pressure by smoking. The purpose of the day observation was encouraged to the local people and government for implementing laws of tobacco control.
The business men who are not aware about the hazardous impact of the human heath and making profit out of their unscrupulous business should be discouraged by the government. Speakers also said that the campaign of anti tobacco should be continued.
Newspaper report
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