World No Tobacco Day 2023

Today is World No Tobacco Day, a momentous occasion to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco and promote a tobacco-free society. 

Here are some tips that will help you. Please do share these tips with someone who needs them. 

✅ Quit for good. If you smoke, make a commitment to quit today. Seek support from friends, family, or professional resources to help you.

✅ Know the risks. Educate yourself about the harmful effects of tobacco use, including increased risks of cancer, heart disease, and respiratory issues. Awareness is the first step towards making a positive change.

✅ Find healthier alternatives. To quit smoking, explore healthier alternatives like nicotine replacement therapy, counselling, or support groups. These can greatly improve your chances of successfully quitting.

✅ Create a smoke-free environment. If you're a non-smoker, ensure your home and workplace are smoke-free zones. Support policies that ban smoking in public places to protect the health of everyone.

✅ Spread the word. Use the power of social media to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco use. Share informative posts, statistics, and personal stories to encourage others to join the tobacco-free movement.

✅ Support others in their journey to quit. Offer a helping hand to friends or family members who want to quit smoking. Provide them with resources, encouragement, and understanding during their challenging moments.

✅ Practice stress management. Many people turn to smoking as a way to cope with stress. Explore healthy stress-relief techniques such as exercise, meditation, or engaging in hobbies to manage stress effectively.

✅ Celebrate milestones. If you've successfully quit smoking or know someone who has, celebrate their achievements. Share success stories to inspire others and show that a tobacco-free life is possible.

✅ Stay committed. Quitting smoking may have ups and downs, but don't give up. Stay committed to your decision and remind yourself of the benefits you'll experience as a non-smoker.

✅ Be a role model. If you're a non-smoker, be a positive influence on others. Lead by example, support tobacco-free policies, and encourage a healthy, smoke-free lifestyle.

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Blood Donation Request from Aahuti Welfare Society, Delhi

मेरे अजीज़ दोस्तो, हमारे समाज में तेजी से फैल रही इस कोरोना महामारी ने हमें और हमारे अपनो को बहुत तकलीफ दी है, इस तकलीफ से सबक लेते हुए हमे आगे की तैयारी मजबूती से करनी होगी। इस समय कोरोना महामारी  के कारण काफी सारे ब्लड डोनर्स , ब्लड डोनेट नही कर पा रहे है, ब्लड डोनेशन कैंप भी नहीं लग पा रहे है, इसलिए मेरा आहुति वेलफेयर सोसाइटी दिल्ली के सभी सदस्यों से तथा अन्य साथियों से आग्रह है कि जो भी ब्लड डोनेट करने के इच्छुक हो, वो अपने आसपास के किसी भी सुरक्षित ब्लड बैंक में जाकर ब्लड डोनेट अवश्य करे और रक्तदान से लोगो की जिंदगी बचाने का पुनीत कार्य करे। कोरोना प्रोटोकॉल का जरूर पालन करे। धन्यवाद।

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—  मुकेश गुप्ता (प्रेजिडेंट),
आहुति वेलफेयर सोसाइटी, दिल्ली 

My dear friends, the current pandemic situation has adversely affected us as well as our loved ones. Learning from this pandemic we need to be ready for future situations too. Due to the current situation, the majority of blood donors would not be able to donate blood, blood donations camps are also not being held. This is why it is my humble request to all those interested members and friends of the Aahuti Welfare Society to donate their blood to the nearest blood bank safely. Your act of donating blood will save many lives. Also, please follow the proper protocols of the pandemic. 
Thank You. 

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— Mukesh Gupta (President)
Aahuti Welfare Society

Blood Donation FAQs | For First Time Donors

Can I Donate Blood?

Any Healthy Person, 18 to 60 years age with a weight of at least 45 kg can donate blood.

World Blood Donor Day | 14 June

Today is World Blood Donor Day. Every year World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is celebrated globally on June 14 which is meant for expressing gratitude to all the Blood Donors who save lives by donating their Blood. This day also spread awareness regarding the need of safe blood and blood Product. This event was established in 2004 and since then it is celebrated every year.

World No Tobacco Day (विश्व तम्बाकू निषेध दिवस)

World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe. The day is further intended to draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects, which currently lead to nearly 6 million deaths each year worldwide, including 600,000 of which are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. In the past twenty years, the day has been met with both enthusiasm and resistance around the globe from governments, public health organizations, smokers, growers, and the tobacco industry. To know more about world No Tobacco Day, Please see this wikipedia page.

SecondHand Smoking-How to Protect Yourself

Well there is no doubt that smoking or chewing Tobacco causes respiratory problems, heart diseases and different types of cancer ( including Lung and Mouth Cancer).
But sometime there are certain cases when people who actually never smoked are also suffered from above diseases. Doctors have explained that they suffered not because of direct smoking but because of passive smoking which is also known as Second Hand Smoking. 
Today, Let us understand about Second Hand Smoke and How we can protect ourselves as well as our loved one's from it.

Difference between the body of Smoker and Non-Smoker

We all know that there are lots of Harmful effects of smoking but who cares unless or until the smokers started seeing them live on his/her body. But up to then it is too late to control.

So for all those smokers, Here is interacting web page on the Internet which let them visualize those Harmful effects.