Sharad Vaidya

Sharad Vaidya
Born 7 March 1936
Died 19 October 2000
Bombay, India
Occupation Surgeon, Anti-Tobacco Activist
Spouse Dr. Nirmala Vaidya
Children

Jayant Vaidya, Shekhar Vaidya

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Sharad Vaidya (7 March 1936 - 19 October 2000) was an Indian surgeon who specialized in cancer surgery. He established the Goa Cancer Society and founded the Gosalia Memorial Cancer Hospital and the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication.NOTE (India) [1]

He convinced the Goa Assembly to pass the Goa Prohibition of Tobacco Act 1997.[1][2] This act is the culmination of 30 years of efforts to educate the people and children of Goa about the harmful effects of tobacco on health, economy and ecology, and effectively reducing the rates of tobacco-related diseases such as heart disease and cancer in the last decade of the 20th century. The law has been the harbinger of similar laws in rest of India and far ahead of similar laws in UK and Europe. It also raised the legal minimum smoking age to 21.

Vaidya spent thirty years on tobacco research.[1] The educational material he produced is now included in the regular curriculum of schools by the Department of Education since 1994.

In 1986, he was awarded an Ornamental Silver Lamp and Certificate of Appreciation the 25th Silver Jubilee celebrations at the hands of the President of India, for “his outstanding contribution to Goa’s progress”.[3]

In 1989, Vaidya was awarded a Gold Medal and Commemorative Certificate on the 2nd World No Tobacco Day for “his continuing commitment in the field of health to the cause of Tobacco Free Societies” by World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gupta, Prakash (2001). "Obituary: Dr Sharad G Vaidya". Tobacco Control (BMJ) 10 (77). http://tc.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/10/1/77. Retrieved 2007-01-03. 
  2. ^ Noronha, Frederick. "A Doctor Takes on the Tobacco MNCs". Third World Network. http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/1910-cn.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-03. 
  3. ^ a b Boucher, Phillipe (1999-07-20). "Rendez-vous with Sharad Vaidya". Tobacco.org: Tobacco News and Information. http://www.tobacco.org/resources/rendezvous/vaidya.html. Retrieved 2007-01-03. 



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