Nepal Celebrates World No Tobacco Day 2022 with public awareness rally at Bhaktapur.

Kathmandu Cancer Center located at Nala Road Bhaktapur, organized a public awareness rally at Bhaktapur Durbar Square on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day.

On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2022 , Kathmandu Cancer Center (KCC) and Cancer Support and Awareness Nepal (CSAN), a non-profit organized a joint rally to raise public awareness that tobacco has not only caused cancers but also polluted our environment.

Mayor of Bhaktapur Cultural Municipality, Mr. Sunil Prajapati, journalist Prakash Subedi, winner of Mrs. Nepal world Mrs. Dikshya KC and others were present in the event. Speaking at the event, the director of the hospital, Dr. Simit Sapkota and Dr Subhas Pandit said that it was essential to protect the people under the age of 25 from tobacco products. Teenagers and young adults are high risk group to start tobacco use.

Tobacco use in Nepal

It is estimated that about 20 percent of the total population of Nepal consumes tobacco products. The number of people in the age group of 15 to 20 years is increasing due to smoking. Public health champions from around the world are celebrating World No Smoking Day this year. Such programs will focus on the environmental impact of tobacco use.

Apart from lungs cancer , head and neck and tongue cancer is also quite common in Nepal. It is mainly due to habit of consuming smokeless chewing tobacco like paan parag, gutka, khaini etc. Similarly young people are using hookah and sisha thinking these are safe. But they are equally harmful to health. E-cigarette and vaping are also as dangerous as cigarette.