School-level open nationwide art, quiz and poetry competition in offing

KATHMANDU: The Dr Om Foundation has announced a ‘School-level open nationwide poetry, painting and quiz competition’ on the anti-smoking and tobacco consumption theme.

A part of the Foundation’s School Health Programme, the competition is organised coinciding with Saraswati Puja and the St Valentine’s Day, the Foundation said in a press release.

The Programme is launched with the goal of conducting health awareness campaign at the school level.
Senior cardiologist Dr Om Murti Anil has been conducting a two-week awareness campaign “Smokers are not selfish” to discourage smoking and tobacco consumption.

In recent days, there has been an increase in the incidence of smoking and tobacco consumption starting from the school level in Nepal. According to the study, the average age of smoking in Nepal is 17 years. If you fall into addiction while you are a teenager, you have to go through complex health problems at a young age.

“Therefore, it is indispensable to make students aware that smoking and tobacco consumption are harmful. If students are made aware of the effects of smoking and tobacco consumption on their health, they will not smoke and consume tobacco themselves. Also, they can stop family members, relatives and friends from consuming it,” Dr Anil said.

With the same purpose, the foundation has organized a ‘School-level open nationwide poetry, painting and quiz competition’ to reflect the effects of smoking and tobacco consumption on the health of the user, the user’s family and friends -Anil informed. The foundation has also publicly announced the opportunity to participate in the competition online.