by BIS Correspondent
PUNE, SEP 25, 2018: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) Chinchwad organised a street play titled 'Tambaku Matlab Cancer' (Tobacco means cancer) in the Vidya Nagar slum in Pune on September 17.
A street play and health exhibition was held under the aegis of Health Risk Reduction Project supported by AXA Business Services. It focused on communicating the health risks associated with tobacco consumption and its effect on a person and family. It highlighted the fact that the easy availability of tobacco products and encouragement from peers and family makes young people addicted to smoking and chewing tobacco.
The programme began with a display of posters in the form of an exhibition to educate the residents. The posters contained visual material and written information on health risks associated with tobacco consumption and its effects on personal health, family and society. The social workers explained the information to the visitors.
DBDS is running a social project on Health Risk Reduction under which there are numerous activities to target Tobacco Free Chinchwad. Street plays are part of it. The organisation has conducted nine street plays and three more will follow in 2018. There are also free medical camps and awareness sessions planned for the year.
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Father Rolvin D'Mello, Executive Director – DBDS, said, "We are striving towards Tabaco free Chinchwad and hence ventures of this sort are vital." He also expressed his gratitude to AXA Business Services for their support.
"It helps men from our homes to think twice before they consume tobacco. I am grateful to Don Bosco for creating this awareness about the ill-effects of consuming tobacco," Karunabai Shinde, a slum dweller, said.