For the health benefits of customers visiting hotels and restaurants, the Karnataka Pradesh Hotel and Restaurant Association (KPHRA) and Bruhat Bangalore Hotel Association (BBHA) in association with the health department joined hands to initiate some measures for the better implementation of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. To brief media about the steps/initiatives taken by both the associations and health department, they called for a joint press conference on 23rd December 2013 at KAS Officers Association hall, Bangalore at 10.30 am. Health Minister could not make it to the event because of some unavoidable reasons hence Dr K B Eshwarappa, Deputy Director – Health and Family welfare Dept also In-charge of State anti-tobacco cell represented him. Mr Ramachandra Upadhya, President, Karnataka Pradesha Hotels and Restaurants association(KPHRA), Mr Chandrashekar Hebbar, President, Bruhat Bangalore Hotels association(BBHA), Mr Ramamurthy, Secretary, BBHA, Mr Nagaraj, Secretary, KPHRA and Dr Vishal Rao addressed the media. Both the associations have circulated the specifications of COTPA to all their members and asked them to comply with the signage requirement. KPHRA has also distributed template signages to all the districts.
Police personnel belonging Davanagere, Chitradurga, Bellary, Shimoga Districts of Eastern range of state police wing underwent training for implementation of smoking ban in public places and other guidelines regarding tobacco control on 7th November at a workshop organized in Bapuji MBA college auditorium, Davanagere. Cops were told to get serious about implementation of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) in their respective ranges.
Eastern Range IGP, SPs of all the four district and senior police officials participated in the workshop. As part of Voice of tobacco Victims (VOTV) Mr Durgaiah from Kanakapura shared his life experience and survival story from cancer with all the police officers and requested all for the effective implementation of COTPA in their Districts.
In order to empower journalists with what is needed for the effective health related reporting, the Institute of Public Health in association with Yenepoya University has organized a workshop for journalists in Mangalore on 07th December 2013 at Yenepoya University Lecture Hall, Deralakatte, Mangalore. Honorable Minister, Health and Family welfare department Sri U T Khader inaugurated the workshop, Padma Bhushan Dr.B.M. Hegde, Vice Chancellor(Rtd.) of Manipal University and Smt. Nupur Basu, Senior Journalist and Documentary filmmaker were the Chief Guests for the event. Dr Vishal Rao participated as a main speaker. Mr. Durgaiah a cancer survivor as part of the Voice of Tobacco Victims also participated in the event.
In order to empower journalists with what is needed for the effective health related reporting, the Institute of Public Health in association with Mysore District Journalists Association has organized a workshop for journalists in Mysore on 16th November 2013 at Mysore District Journalists Association Hall, Mysore. Honorable MLA of Mysore (Chamaraja Constituency) Sri Vasu inaugurated the workshop, Mysore City Police Commissioner Dr. M A Saleem, Mysore District Journalists Association President Sri C K Mahendra, Mysore District Journalists Association General Secretary Sri K Deepak were the Chief Guests for the event.
At the end of the workshop Police Commissioner ordered Police inspectors immediately to remove the ads and told to accompany VOTV Mr Durgaiah in ads removing drive. Immediately all the boards were removed by the police officers.
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discourse. The system through which governments record vital events such as births and deaths is the civil registration system. Defined by the United Nations as “the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events”, it forms the basis for identity, citizenship and civil rights. Established perhaps first by Sweden, as early as 1631, its importance was globally recognised and more countries have worked towards establishment of efficient and comprehensive civil registration systems.
