ISLAMABAD, (Parliament Times) : Sana Ullah Ghumman, General Secretary, Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH ) said that tobacco is a one of major cause of heart disease and many other diseases. The younger generation is the target of the tobacco industry. More than 1,200 students start smoking daily.Awareness campaign against tobacco in educational institutions is being carried out by the PANAH to save the health of the young generation.
He said this while addressing the students during the ongoing PANAH campaign against the harmful effects of tobacco products in private schools. He said that tobacco is a poison.The chemicals in it make our heart and most important organs sick.The young generation is our future.We all have a duty to protect their health, including the government.With this in mind, an anti-tobacco awareness campaign is in full swing in the educational institutions of the PANAH-administered Twin Cities. Under this campaign, we are visiting various educational institutions, in which students are being given lectures on the harmful effects of tobacco. PANAH Young Heart Force is being formed in educational institutions, which will make their peers in their circle of friends a part of this campaign,And tobacco products harms. With the help of this campaign, our young generation will be protected from tobacco use, diseases will be reduced and our country will prosper.
On this occasion, the students reiterated that they will be a full part of the PANAH team, And will inform their fellow students, families and everyone about the harmful effects of tobacco on social media.
