Eminent Bollywood singers to hold Online Musical
concert on June 7 , 2020
at 8 PM onwards titled
“Yes To Life… No To Tobacco” to generate awareness and support for the
cancer patients battling in the wake of COVID-19
on the occasion of World No Tobacco Week organized by Cancer Patients Aid
Association (CPAA) & World Health Organisation( WHO)
Eminent singers: Salim-Sulaiman,Vishal Dadlani,
Shaan, Kunal Ganjawala, Benny Dayal,
Shadab Faridi, Neha Bhasin, Jonita Gandhi, Shilpa Rao, Aditi Singh, Bhoomi
Trivedi, Akriti Kakkar, Anusha Mani, Mamta Sharma, Rasika Sekhar, Akriti Kakar
and many more to join along with the well known celebrities
When the world is battling with the Covid-19
pandemic, Cancer Patietns Aid Association (CPAA), which is known for its works
for the Cancer patients for last more than five decades, has along with
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and World Health Organisation
(WHO) have come up with a unique Online Musical Concert Yes To Life… No To
Tobacco”on Sunday June 7, 2020
at 8 PM onwards
on the occasion of World No Tobacco Week.
The concert, which will be featuring leading singers such as Shaan,
Kunal Ganjawala, Salim sulaiman, Neha Bhasin among others, has been organised
to help cancer patients complete their treatment during the pandemic.
The proceedings in form of donations received from the Concert will be used for
underprivileged patients who travelled to Mumbai for their cancer treatment but
got stranded due to the lockdown. CPAA has been providing them with Monthly
ration supplies, guiding them with the shelter facilities along with hygiene
kits consisting of masks, sanitizers among others.
Helping these patients further in awareness,
management and treatment for cancer, the CPAA, in association with the World
Health Organisation (WHO) has organised the musical concert. Eminent singers Shaan,
Kunal Ganjawala, Salim Merchant, Benny Dayal, Shadab Faridi, Neha Bhasin,
Dhvani Bhanushali, Jonita Gandhi, Shilpa Rao, Aditi Singh, Bhoomi Trivedi,
Akriti Kakkar, Anusha Mani, Mamta Sharma and Rasika, and many more to join
along with the well known celebrities are participating in the concert. The
concert will be free for all to watch on TIKTOK India’s official handle.
The concert assumes significance as the 150-min
of non-stop entertainment gala along with informative content comes from the
most credible sources like Ministry of health and family welfare, World Health
Organization & Cancer Patients Aid Association.
In line with this year’s theme “Protecting youth
from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use”
for World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2020, CPAA has
worked out ‘Differed – Live program” QUIT TOBACCO INDIA, an initiative. It will also focus on leveraging upon the
impact, reach and progressive nature of social media.
Tobacco products kill more than 8
million people every year. Tobacco and related industries must continuously
find new consumers to replace the ones that their products are killing to
maintain revenue. In India tobacco use kills about 13.5
lakh people per year. Tobacco use is responsible for 25%
of all cancer deaths globally. Use of nicotine and tobacco products increases
the risk of cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. Over 1
million people die from second-hand smoke exposure every year. Tobacco
companies spent over 8 billion in
marketing and advertising and the world lost 8
million lives from causes related to tobacco use and exposure to second-hand
smoke.
Anita Peter, Executive director of CPAA, said that
“World No Tobacco Day 2020 will seek to
educate policy-makers and the general public with regard to the tobacco
industry’s harmful tactics and to alert smokers and potential smokers on the
most important preventable cause of death and disease in youngsters. CPAA is
proud to be working in the field of cancer for the last 50
years whereby we have helped more than 3000
oral & Lung cancer patients annually and yes during this pandemic Tobacco
users have high risk of COVID 19 as smoking
weaken their lungs.
Cancer Patients Aid Association is a registered,
charitable organization working towards Total Management of Cancer Patients –
Awareness to Rehabilitation, since the last 51 years.
CPAA assists poor patients by giving them free medical aid, food supplements,
prosthesis, transport services besides counseling the patients, offering
rehabilitation facilities and Tobacco Control being one of the major activity
of the organization. CPAA have been commemorating World No Tobacco initiative
since 2003 with the support of WHO for better awareness on
health impact of tobacco control and reinforcement of effective laws.
